Lykostomo | |
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Coordinates: 40°59′21″N 21°59′3″E / 40.98917°N 21.98417°E | |
Country | Greece |
Geographic region | Macedonia |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Pella |
Municipality | Almopia |
Municipal unit | Aridaia |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 336 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lykostomo (Greek: Λυκόστομο, before 1926: Στρούπινο - Stroupino[2]) is a village in Pella regional unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Lykostomo had 382 inhabitants in 1981.[3] In fieldwork done by Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Lykostomo was populated by Slavophones and a Greek population descended from Anatolian Greek refugees who arrived during the Greek-Turkish population exchange.[3] The Macedonian language was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[3] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[3] Pontic Greek was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[3] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[3] Turkish was spoken by people over 60, mainly in private.[3]