Kranochori
Settlement in Macedonia, Greece
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Kranochori (Greek: Κρανοχώρι, before 1928: Δρανίτσι – Dranitsi)[2] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Ptelea.
Kranochori | |
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Settlement | |
  Kranochori | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′27″N 21°5′57″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Nestorio |
| Municipal unit | Nestorio |
| Community | Ptelea |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 192 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The 1920 Greek census recorded 289 people in the village, and 25 inhabitants (4 families) were Muslim in 1923.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Dranitsi were from Pontus (6) in 1926.[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 305 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 6 (17 people).[3]
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[4] The village Kranochori had a total of 377 inhabitants, and was populated by 320 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.[5]