Asproula
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Asproula
Ασπρούλα | |
|---|---|
  Asproula | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′06″N 21°17′18″E / 40.33500°N 21.28833°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Neapoli |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 92 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 50001 |
| Area code(s) | +30 2468 |
Asproula (Greek: Ασπρούλα, before 1927: Βελίστη – Velisti),[2] is a village in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. It is situated at an altitude of 744 meters above sea level. The population was 92 at the 2021 census.[1]
Velisti was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[3] The 1920 Greek census recorded 289 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (30 families) were Muslim in 1923.[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Velisti were from Asia Minor (1) and Pontus (29) in 1926.[4] The 1928 Greek census recorded 281 village inhabitants.[4] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 30 (104 people).[4]
