Sideras

Not to be confused with Sidera (disambiguation).

Sideras Σιδεράς
Community
Sideras
Coordinates: 40°23.1′N 21°41.6′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Kozani
Municipality	Kozani
Municipal unit	Dimitrios Ypsilantis
Area
• Community	28.554 km^2 (11.025 sq mi)
Elevation	920 m (3,020 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	118
• Density	4.1/km^2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	501 50
Area code(s)	+30-2461
Vehicle registration	ΚΖ

Sideras (Greek: Σιδεράς) is a village and a community of the Kozani municipality.^[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Dimitrios Ypsilantis, of which it was a municipal district.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 118 inhabitants in the community.^[1] The community of Sideras covers an area of 28.554 km².^[3] The small settlement of Ktenas, which was uninhabited between about 1975 and 2005, belongs to the community of Sideras.

The village was named Demirciler (Eng. "smiths") by Turkish inhabitants until the 1924 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

See also

• List of settlements in the Kozani regional unit

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.