Korisos, Kastoria Explained

Korisos (el|Κορησός, before 1919: Γκορένση – Gkorensi)^[1] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Korisos and Agios Nikolaos.

The 1920 Greek census recorded 1921 people in the village, and 650 inhabitants (75 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in the village were from East Thrace (5), Asia Minor (67) and Pontus (15) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,468 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 88 (358 people).^[2]

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.^[3] The village Korisos had a total of 1552 inhabitants, and was populated by 775 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkorensi – Korisos. Pandektis. 30 March 2022.
2. Pelagidis. Efstathios. 1992. Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930). The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930. Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 30 March 2022. 76.
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4. Alvanos. Raymondos. 2005. Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949). Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949). Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 16 June 2024. 516. "Κορησός, Πληθυσμός: 1552, Σλαυόφωνοι: 775, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"