Kteni () is a village located in

Aiani Aiani (, before 1926: Καλλιανή - ''Kalliani'') is a town and a former municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kozani, of which it is a municipal unit ...

municipal unit, Kozani regional unit, in the

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region of Macedonia Macedonia ( ) is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid-19th century. ...

. It is situated at an altitude of 680 meters. At the 2021 census, the population was 55. The town of

Kozani Kozani (, ) is a town in northern Greece, capital of Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas, Aliakmonas riv ...

, seat of the regional unit, is 21 km from Kteni. There is also a nearby

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, that was destroyed in 1649 by

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gangs. Its ruins are still present to this day. The village of Kteni lies close to Mount Bourinos.

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Populated places in Kozani (regional unit) Kozani {{WMacedonia-geo-stub