Pontini
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Pontini
Ποντινή | |
|---|---|
  Pontini | |
| Coordinates: 40°4.3′N 21°40.7′E / 40.0717°N 21.6783°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Municipal unit | Ventzio |
| Area | |
• Community | 33.573 km2 (12.963 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 830 m (2,720 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 166 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 511 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
| Vehicle registration | PN |
Pontini (Greek: Ποντινή, before 1927: Τόριστα – Torista)[2] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Ventzio, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 166 residents in the village.[1] The community of Pontini covers an area of 33.573 km2.[4]
Torista was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[5][6] The 1920 Greek census recorded 504 people in the village, and 500 inhabitants (85 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Torista were from Pontus (73) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 285 village inhabitants.[7] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 75 (280 people).[7]
