Simantro
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Simantro
Σήμαντρο | |
|---|---|
  Simantro | |
| Coordinates: 40°23.2295′N 21°19.4245′E / 40.3871583°N 21.3237417°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Neapoli |
| Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 29 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 500 01 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2468 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Simantro (Greek: Σήμαντρο, before 1927: Λαμπάνοβον – Lampanovon),[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 29 inhabitants in the village.[1]
Lampanovon was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 186 people in the village, and 180 inhabitants (35 families) were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Lampanovon were from Pontus (49) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 141 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 46 (172 people).[5]
