Cheimerino (Greek: Χειμερινό, before 1927: Βάιπες – Vaipes),[2] is a small village near Neapoli in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. It is a community of the municipality of Voio.[3] Population 44 (2021). It is situated on the west bank of the Aliakmon river, which is the longest river in Greece.

Cheimerino
Χειμερινό
Cheimerino is located in Greece
Cheimerino
Cheimerino
Coordinates: 40°20′24″N 21°22′30″E / 40.34000°N 21.37500°E / 40.34000; 21.37500
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityVoio
Municipal unitNeapoli
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
44
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Michael Kalinderis lists Vaipes as populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 361 people in the village, and 180 inhabitants (40 families) were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Vaipes were from East Thrace (5), Asia Minor (35) and Pontus (22) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 217 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 61 (216 people).[5]

References

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  1. ^ "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: Vaipes – Cheimerinon". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ Metoki, Athanasia (2016). Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών [The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena] (Masters) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ 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.