Kastanofyto
Community in Macedonia, Greece
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Kastanofyto (Greek: Καστανόφυτο, before 1927: Οσνίτσανη – Osnitsani)[2] is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The village has a folklore museum.
Kastanofyto | |
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  Kastanofyto | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′43″N 21°9′22″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Argos Orestiko |
| Municipal unit | Argos Orestiko |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 22 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The village Kastanofyto had a total of 482 inhabitants, and was populated by 241 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4]
By 2011, the population had dropped to only 44 permanent inhabitants and dropped further to 12 inhabitants by 2021. The village is in a major chestnut growing region and hosts a chestnut festival every October.