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Melissotopos
Community
Melissotopos
Coordinates: 40°34′41″N 21°23′50″E / 40.57806°N 21.39722°E / 40.57806; 21.39722
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Kastoria
Municipality	Kastoria
Municipal unit	Agioi Anargyroi
Population
• Community	286
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Melissotopos (Greek: Μελισσότοπος, before 1927: Χόλιστα – Cholista) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Melissotopos and Stavropotamos.

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria. The village Melissotopos had a total of 723 inhabitants, and was populated by 700 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Cholista – Melissotopos". Pandektis. Retrieved 14 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.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 14 June 2024. "Μελισσότοπος, Πληθυσμός: 723, Σλαυόφωνοι:700, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"

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