Kastanas

Kastanas
Καστανάς
Settlement
Kastanas is located in Greece
Kastanas
Kastanas
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 40°49.1′N 22°39.5′E / 40.8183°N 22.6583°E / 40.8183; 22.6583
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityChalkidona
Municipal unitKoufalia
CommunityProchoma
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
483
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
570 11
Area code+30-231
Vehicle registrationNA to NX

Kastanas (Greek: Καστανάς, [kasta'nas]) is a village of the Chalkidona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Koufalia. The 2021 census recorded 483 inhabitants in the village. Kastanas is a part of the community of Prochoma.

History

The population of Kastanas consists mainly of Greek refugees from İzmit, but there are also smaller numbers of Sarakatsani and Greek refugees from Bulgaria. The village was formerly known as Kara Oglu (Greek: Καρά Ογλού, [ka'ɾa o'ɣlu], from Turkish: Kara Oğlu).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Καστανάς (Θεσσαλονίκης), local government changes". EETAA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 Καστανάς (in Greek). Municipality of Chalkidona. Retrieved 12 October 2014.