Vronti
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Vronti
Βροντή | |
|---|---|
  Vronti | |
| Coordinates: 40°17.596′N 21°17.569′E / 40.293267°N 21.292817°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Tsotyli |
| Elevation | 765 m (2,510 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 77 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 500 02 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2468 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Vronti (Greek: Βροντή, before 1927: Βρόντιζα – Vrontiza),[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 Tsotyli, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 77 inhabitants in the community of Vronti.[1]
Vrontiza was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4][5] The 1920 Greek census recorded 472 people in the village, and 470 inhabitants (40 families) were Muslim in 1923.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Vrontiza were from Pontus (50) in 1926.[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 186 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 49 (177 people).[6]
