Olympiada, Kozani
Olympiada (Greek: Ολυμπιάδα), known before 1927 as Rakita (Greek: Ρακίτα), is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Ptolemaida, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 614 inhabitants in the village.[1]
Olympiada Ολυμπιάδα | |
|---|---|
  Olympiada | |
| Coordinates: 40°34.2′N 21°36′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Eordaia |
| Municipal unit | Ptolemaida |
| Highest elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 655 m (2,149 ft) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 614 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 502 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2463-xxx-xxx |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
History
Olympiada was first mentioned in an Ottoman defter of 1481, the village, then known as Rakita, had forty-five households and produced vines, honey, and swine.[3]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- Kravari, Vassiliki (1989). Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale. Réalités byzantines (in French). 2. Paris: Editions P. Lethielleux. p. 325. ISBN 2-283-60452-4.
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