Coordinates: 40°33′8″N 21°26′46″E / 40.55222°N 21.44611°E / 40.55222; 21.44611

Verga, Kastoria

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Verga
Settlement
Verga is located in Greece
Verga
Verga
Coordinates: 40°33′8″N 21°26′46″E / 40.55222°N 21.44611°E / 40.55222; 21.44611
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityKastoria
Municipal unitAgioi Anargyroi
CommunityVasileiada
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total97
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Verga (Greek: Βέργα, before 1926: Μπόεμπιτσα – Boempitsa[2]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Vasileiada.

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The village Verga had 196 inhabitants, all populated by Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Boempitsa – Verga". Pandektis. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
  4. ^ Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 515. Retrieved 15 June 2024. "Βέργα, Πληθυσμός: 196, Σλαυόφωνοι: 196, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"