Sideras (Greek: Σιδεράς) is a village and a community of the Kozani municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Dimitrios Ypsilantis, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 118 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Sideras covers an area of 28.554 km2.[3] The small settlement of Ktenas, which was uninhabited between about 1975 and 2005, belongs to the community of Sideras.

Sideras
Σιδεράς
Sideras is located in Greece
Sideras
Sideras
Coordinates: 40°23.1′N 21°41.6′E / 40.3850°N 21.6933°E / 40.3850; 21.6933
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityKozani
Municipal unitDimitrios Ypsilantis
Area
 • Community
28.554 km2 (11.025 sq mi)
Elevation
920 m (3,020 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
118
 • Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
501 50
Area code(s)+30-2461
Vehicle registrationΚΖ

The village was named Demirciler (Eng. "smiths") by Turkish inhabitants until the 1924 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

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References

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  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. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.