Koromilia, Kastoria Explained

Koromilia (el|Κορομηλιά, before 1928: Σλίβενη – Sliveni)^[1] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

It is famous in this region for its natural water springs. In the 19th century, Koromilia had an Albanian Muslim population. It was known as Sliveni among the Bulgarians of the surrounding villages.^[2]

The 1920 Greek census recorded 430 people in the village, and 460 inhabitants (60 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Sliveni were from East Thrace (2), Asia Minor (5) and Pontus (74) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 315 inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 80 (337 people).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Sliveni – Koromilia. Pandektis. 30 March 2022.
2. Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.265.
3. 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.