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Vatolakkos Βατόλακκος
Community
Vatolakkos
Coordinates: 40°9.1′N 21°28.9′E / 40.1517°N 21.4817°E / 40.1517; 21.4817
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Grevena
Municipality	Grevena
Municipal unit	Grevena
Area
• Community	8.951 km (3.456 sq mi)
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population
• Community	262
• Density	29/km (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	511 00
Area code(s)	+30-2462
Vehicle registration	PN

Vatolakkos (Greek: Βατόλακκος, before 1919: Νταβράτοβο – Ntavratovo, between 1919 and 1927: Ντοβράτοβο – Ntovratovo) is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Grevena, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 262 residents in the village. The community of Vatolakkos covers an area of 8.951 km.

Ntavratovo was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades. The 1920 Greek census recorded 381 people in the village, and 381 inhabitants (71 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Ntavratovo were from Asia Minor (27) and Pontus (63) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 353 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 90 (331 people).

See also

• List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit

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: Ntavratovo – Ntovratovo". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
3. Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Ntovratovo – Vatolakkos". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
4. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
5. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
6. Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348. ISBN 9780900834899.
7. Metoki, Athanasia (2016). Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών [The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena] (Masters) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
8. ^ Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 84. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

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