Niki, Kastoria
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Niki | |
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Settlement | |
  Niki | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 21°6′19″E / 40.37889°N 21.10528°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Argos Orestiko |
| Municipal unit | Argos Orestiko |
| Community | Melanthio |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 20 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Niki (Greek: Νίκη, before 1954: Βύτσιστα – Vytsista)[2] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Melanthio.
Vytsista was populated by Muslim Albanians of the Bektashi Order.[3] The 1920 Greek census recorded 318 people in the village and 250 inhabitants (35 families) were Muslim in 1923.[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Vytsista were from Asia Minor (1) and Pontus (39) in 1926.[4] The 1928 Greek census recorded 123 inhabitants.[4] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 38 (131 people).[4] After the population exchange, the Pontian refugees converted the small tekke in the village into a church.[3]