Kaloneri
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Kaloneri
Καλονέρι | |
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  Kaloneri | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′21″N 21°29′26″E / 40.28917°N 21.49056°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Askio |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 403 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 50300 |
Kaloneri (Greek: Καλονέρι, before 1927: Βρογγίστα – Vrongista),[2][3] is a village and the seat of the former Askio municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. It is situated at an altitude of 630 m (2,070 ft) above sea level. The population was 403 in 2021.[1]
A notable event of the area is the feast of St. Kyriaki.
Vrongista was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4][5] The 1920 Greek census recorded 692 people in the village, and 630 inhabitants (128 families) were Muslim in 1923.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Vrongista were from East Thrace (41), Asia Minor (80) and Pontus (10) in 1926.[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 621 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 120 (504 people).[6]
