Molocha, Kozani
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Molocha
Μολόχα | |
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  Molocha | |
| Coordinates: 40°21.752′N 21°21.25′E / 40.362533°N 21.35417°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Neapoli |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 89 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 500 01 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2468 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Molocha (Greek: Μολόχα, before 1927: Γκινόσιον – Gkinosion),[2] is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Neapoli, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 89 inhabitants in the village.[1]
Gkinosion was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 249 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (50 families) were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Gkinosion were from Pontus (73) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 226 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 72 (240 people).[5] The village mosque was demolished and the church of Agios Athanasios was constructed at the site.[6]
