Níki (, before 1926: Νεγκοτσάνη – ''Negkotsani'';

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and , ''Negočani'' or ''Negochani'') is a village situated in the Florina regional unit,

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, along the border with

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. The village is located north of

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at the

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border crossing. Its name in Greek means ''victory''. The main road through Niki connects the border crossing with the city of

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and forms a part of the E65 route. The village was first mentioned in an Ottoman

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of 1468, where it is listed under the name of ''Negočani'' and described as having 203 households. In 1481, the number had declined to 112 households. The village produced vines,

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, honey, and swine; and possessed mills and a market. The 1920 Greek census recorded 562 people in the village, and 86 inhabitants (16 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the

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families in Negkotsani were from

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(18) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 662 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 18 (77 people). The population of the village in 2021 was 209.

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Populated places in Florina (regional unit) Florina {{WMacedonia-geo-stub