Nea Sparti (Greek: Νέα Σπάρτη, before 1928: Βουδωρίνα – Voudorina),[1] was a village in Kozani Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It was part of the community of Tsotyli.

Nea Sparti
Settlement
Nea Sparti is located in Greece
Nea Sparti
Nea Sparti
Coordinates: 40°16′00″N 21°18′00″E / 40.2667°N 21.3°E / 40.2667; 21.3
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityVoio
Municipal unitTsotyli
CommunityTsotyli
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΖ

Voudorina was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[2][3] The 1920 Greek census recorded 177 people in the village, and 150 inhabitants (30 families) were Muslim in 1923.[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Voudorina were from Asia Minor (22) in 1926.[4] The 1928 Greek census recorded 89 village inhabitants.[4] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 23 (86 people).[4] The village was abolished on 7 April 1951.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Voudorina – Nea Sparti". Pandektis. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348.
  3. ^ 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, 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ 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. 82. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ "ΕΕΤΑΑ - Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-09-02.