Olympiada, Kozani

Olympiada Ολυμπιάδα
Olympiada
Coordinates: 40°34.2′N 21°36′E / 40.5700°N 21.600°ECoordinates: 40°34.2′N 21°36′E / 40.5700°N 21.600°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Kozani
Municipality	Eordaia
Municipal unit	Ptolemaida
Highest elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Lowest elevation	655 m (2,149 ft)
Community
• Population	614
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	502 00
Area code(s)	+30-2463-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration	ΚΖ

Olympiada (Greek: Ολυμπιάδα) is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.^[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Ptolemaida, of which it was a municipal district.^[1] The 2011 census recorded 614 inhabitants in the village.^[2]

History

Olympiada was first mentioned in an Ottoman defter of 1481, the village, then known as Rakita, had forty-five households and produced vines, honey, and swine.^[3]

References

1. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
3. Kravari, Vassiliki (1989). Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale. Realites byzantines (in French) 2. Paris: Editions P. Lethielleux. p. 325. ISBN 2-283-60452-4.