Kolokynthou
Kolokythou is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Mesopotamia. In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 744 residents
- Description: village in Kastoria, Western Macedonia, Greece
- Also known as: “Kolokinthoú”, “Kolokythou, Kastoria”, and “Tikveni”
- Historically known as: “Tíkveni”
- Postal code: 52050
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poreia and Lefki.
Poreia
Village
Poreia is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.
Chiliodendro
Village
Chiliodendro is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The 1920 Greek census recorded 457 people in the village, and 150 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923. Chiliodendro is situated 2½ km southwest of Kolokynthou.
Kolokynthou
- Category: locality
- Location: Kastoria, Kastoria, West Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.50421° or 40° 30′ 15″ northLongitude
21.21131° or 21° 12′ 41″ eastPopulation
744Elevation
667 metres (2,188 feet)Open location code
8GG3G636+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1802959680OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
735649Wikidata ID
Q3298912
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Serbian—“Kolokynthou” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Tikvanji”
- Bulgarian: “Колокинту”
- Bulgarian: “Тиквени” (historical)
- Dutch: “Kolokynthou”
- French: “Kolokynthou”
- French: “Kolokynthoú”
- German: “Kolokynthou”
- Greek: “Κολοκυνθού Καστοριάς”
- Greek: “Κολοκυνθού”
- Greek: “Τίκβενη” (historical)
- Macedonian: “Колокинту”
- Macedonian: “Тиквени”
- Serbian: “Тиквени”
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