Eratyra

Eratyra (Greek: Εράτυρα, before 1927: Σέλιτσα – Selitsa,^[2] between 1927 and 1928: Κατωχώριον – Katochorion),^[3] is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.^[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Askio, of which it was a municipal district.^[4] The 2021 census recorded 738 inhabitants in the village.^[1] The community of Eratyra covers an area of 56.381 km².^[5]

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Eratyra Εράτυρα
Community
Aerial view of Eratyra
Eratyra
Coordinates: 40°20.547′N 21°30.8′E / 40.342450°N 21.5133°E / 40.342450; 21.5133
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Kozani
Municipality	Voio
Municipal unit	Askio
Area
• Community	56.381 km2 (21.769 sq mi)
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	738
• Density	13.1/km2 (33.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	50 003
Area code	+30-2465
Vehicle registration	ΚΖ
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The local village name Seltsa was the basis of the toponym Anaselitsa for the Ottoman province and used until the late 1920s.^[6] The 1920 Greek census recorded 1,935 people in the village.^[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Selitsa were from East Thrace (3) in 1926.^[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 2,359 village inhabitants.^[7] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 3 (7 people).^[7]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Selitsa – Katochori". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
3. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Katochorion – Eratyra". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
4. ^ ^{a b} "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
5. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
6. ^ Kyratsou, Chrysi; Sotiraki, Katerina; Brkljačic, Marko; Prezotto, Joseane (2021). "'Naming the Baby': Music and boundary identities in Zoupanokhoria". Anthropology of East Europe Review. 38 (1): 97.
7. ^ ^{a b c d} Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 83. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

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