Olympiada, Kozani

Olympiada (Greek: Ολυμπιάδα), known before 1927 as Rakita (Greek: Ρακίτα), is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Ptolemaida, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 614 inhabitants in the village.[1]

Olympiada Ολυμπιάδα
Olympiada
Coordinates: 40°34.2′N 21°36′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 [1]
• Population	614 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	502 00
Area code(s)	+30-2463-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration	ΚΖ

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. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. Kravari, Vassiliki (1989). Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale. Réalités byzantines (in French). 2. Paris: Editions P. Lethielleux. p. 325. ISBN 2-283-60452-4.