Fanos (Greek: Φανός, before 1926: Σπάντσα – Spantsa)[2] is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

Fanos
Φανός
Fanos is located in Greece
Fanos
Fanos
Coordinates: 40°40′25″N 21°36′6″E / 40.67361°N 21.60167°E / 40.67361; 21.60167
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityAmyntaio
Municipal unitAmyntaio
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community60
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The 1920 Greek census recorded 142 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (38 families) were Muslim in 1923.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Spantsa were from East Thrace (4), Asia Minor (1) and the Caucasus (26) in 1926.[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 122 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 32 (101 people).[3]

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: Spantsa – Fanos". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.