Vasileiada | |
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Coordinates: 40°33′52″N 21°25′49″E / 40.56444°N 21.43028°E | |
Country | Greece |
Geographic region | Macedonia |
Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
Regional unit | Kastoria |
Municipality | Kastoria |
Municipal unit | Agioi Anargyroi |
Population (2021)
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• Community | 375 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Vasileiada ( Greek: Βασιλειάδα, before 1928: Ζαγοριτσάνη - Zagoritsani [2] Macedonian and Bulgarian: Загоричани) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Originally named Zagorichani, the village had a Slavic speaking population during Ottoman rule. After the rise of nationalism the locals were divided in pro-Bulgarian and pro-Greek community. During the struggle for Macedonia, many Bulgarian inhabitants were killed in 1905.[ citation needed]
After Zagoritsani became part of Greece in 1913, the village mosque was demolished. [3] The Greek census (1920) recorded 1105 inhabitants in the village. [4] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 in Zagoritsani there were 32 refugee families from Pontus. [4] The Greek census (1928) recorded 735 village inhabitants. [4] There were 33 refugee families (112 people) in 1928. [4]