Exochi ( el, Εξοχή) is a village and a
community in the
Kozani municipality.
Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Kozani, of which it was a municipal district.
The 2021 census recorded 122 inhabitants in the community.
The community of Exochi covers an area of 16.92 km
2.
History
Before the
Greco-Turkish population exchange
The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey ( el, Ἡ Ἀνταλλαγή, I Antallagí, ota, مبادله, Mübâdele, tr, Mübadele) stemmed from the "Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations" signed at ...
the village, called Bairakli, was inhabited exclusively by
Turks.
After the population exchange the village was resettled by
Greek refugees.
The original settlement was evacuated in 1980, as the
Public Power Corporation of Greece
The Public Power Corporation S.A. ( el, Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Ηλεκτρισμού A.E., translit=Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou A.E., abbreviated PPC, or DEI InfoCuriaCommission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic Ca ...
expanded its
lignite mines towards the village.
The contemporary settlement of Exochi is adjacent to the community of
Koila.
See also
*
List of settlements in the Kozani regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit, Greece.
* Achladia, Kozani, Achladia
* Agia Kyriaki, Kozani, Agia Kyriaki
* Agia Paraskevi, Ellispontos, Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Sotira
* Agiasma, Kozani, Agiasma
* ...
References
Populated places in Kozani (regional unit)
Kozani
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