Kozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of both the Kozani regional unit and the region of Western Macedonia, situated in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley at an elevation of 710 meters. It lies 15 kilometers northwest of the artificial lake Polyfytos and 120 kilometers southwest of Thessaloniki, amid the Pieria, Vermio, Vourinos and Askio mountains, and its municipality has a population of over 67,000 within a continental climate of cold, dry winters and hot summers.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone FAQs
When is Kozani first recorded?
Kozani first appears in an Ottoman register of 1528.
The first recorded mention of Kozani is in an Ottoman register of 1528. The register describes it as a settlement with 91 houses, 23 singles and 15 widows.
Sources
1. Kozani (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 42,140 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 40.30069, longitude 21.78896
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 720 m
P2046 (area)
area 366.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 42140 (2021)
View the Source2. Kozani (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1528
The first recorded mention of Kozani is in an Ottoman register of 1528, as a settlement with 91 houses, 23 singles and 15 widows.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1528
The first recorded mention of Kozani is in an Ottoman register of 1528, as a settlement with 91 houses, 23 singles and 15 widows.
Source text, founding-year: 1528
The first recorded mention of Kozani is in an Ottoman register of 1528, as a settlement with 91 houses, 23 singles and 15 widows.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Kozáni - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 675 m
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 21.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 21.75
40.25 21.75 Cfb
5. GeoNames: Kozáni - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 735563Quote, cities500 record 735563
40.29931 21.78984 P PPLA GR ESYE13 11 9068 36481 675 Europe/Athens
Wikidata: Kozani
Wikidata Q180176, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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