Vatolakkos, Grevena

Community in Greece

Vatolakkos Βατόλακκος
Community
40°9.1′N 21°28.9′E / 40.1517°N 21.4817°E / 40.1517; 21.4817
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Grevena
Municipality	Grevena
Municipal unit	Grevena
Area
• Community	8.951 km² (3.456 sq mi)
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	262
• Density	29/km² (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	511 00
Area code(s)	+30-2462
Vehicle registration	PN

Vatolakkos (Greek: Βατόλακκος, before 1919: Νταβράτοβο – Ntavratovo,^[2] between 1919 and 1927: Ντοβράτοβο – Ntovratovo)^[3] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Grevena, of which it was a municipal district.^[4] The 2021 census recorded 262 residents in the village.^[1] The community of Vatolakkos covers an area of 8.951 km².^[5]

Ntavratovo was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.^[6]^[7] The 1920 Greek census recorded 381 people in the village, and 381 inhabitants (71 families) were Muslim in 1923.^[8] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Ntavratovo were from Asia Minor (27) and Pontus (63) in 1926.^[8] The 1928 Greek census recorded 353 village inhabitants.^[8] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 90 (331 people).^[8]

References

^ ^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.
^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Ntavratovo – Ntovratovo". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Ntovratovo – Vatolakkos". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348. ISBN 9780900834899.
^ 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.
^ ^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. 84. Retrieved 26 August 2024.