Olympiada, Kozani

This article is about the village in Greece. For the Epirote princess, see Olympias.
Olympiada
Ολυμπιάδα
Olympiada

Coordinates: 40°34.2′N 21°36′E / 40.5700°N 21.600°ECoordinates: 40°34.2′N 21°36′E / 40.5700°N 21.600°E
Country Greece
Administrative region West Macedonia
Regional unit Kozani
Municipality Eordaia
Municipal unit Ptolemaida
Highest elevation 680 m (2,230 ft)
Lowest elevation 655 m (2,149 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 502 00
Area code(s) +30-2463-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration ΚΖ

Olympiada (Greek: Ολυμπιάδα) is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Ptolemaida, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2011 census recorded 614 inhabitants in the village.[2]

History

Olympiada was first mentioned in an Ottoman defter of 1481, the village, then known as Rakita, had forty-five households and produced vines, honey, and swine.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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  3. ↑ Kravari, Vassiliki (1989). Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale. Realites byzantines (in French) 2. Paris: Editions P. Lethielleux. p. 325. ISBN 2-283-60452-4.