Eratyra
Community in Greece
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Eratyra (Greek: Εράτυρα, before 1927: Σέλιτσα – Selitsa,[2] between 1927 and 1928: Κατωχώριον – Katochorion),[3] is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Askio, of which it was a municipal district.[4] The 2021 census recorded 738 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Eratyra covers an area of 56.381 km2.[5]
Eratyra
Εράτυρα | |
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Aerial view of Eratyra | |
  Eratyra | |
| Coordinates: 40°20.547′N 21°30.8′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Askio |
| Area | |
• Community | 56.381 km2 (21.769 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 738 |
| • Density | 13.1/km2 (33.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 50 003 |
| Area code | +30-2465 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
The local village name Seltsa was the basis of the toponym Anaselitsa for the Ottoman province and used until the late 1920s.[6] The 1920 Greek census recorded 1,935 people in the village.[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Selitsa were from East Thrace (3) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 2,359 village inhabitants.[7] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 3 (7 people).[7]
