Agios Georgios, Grevena
Agios Georgios
Άγιος Γεώργιος | |
|---|---|
  Agios Georgios | |
| Coordinates: 40°11.8′N 21°24.5′E / 40.1967°N 21.4083°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Municipal unit | Irakleotes |
| Area | |
| • Community | 23.129 km2 (8.930 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 324 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 510 30 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
| Vehicle registration | PN |
Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος, before 1927: Τσούρχλι - Tsourchli)[2] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Irakleotes, of which it was a municipal district and the seat.[3] The 2021 census recorded 324 residents in the village.[1] The community of Agios Georgios covers an area of 23.129 km2.[4]
Demographics[edit]
According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 200 Greek Christians, 400 Vallahades (Grecophone Muslims) and 40 Romani lived in the village in 1900.[5]
Notable people[edit]
- Bekir Fikri (1882-1914), Ottoman military officer
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Tsourchli -- Agios Georgios". Retrieved 2018-11-14. Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece, compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, book 2, p. 46. Written as "урхли (Зуркли, Джурхли)". (in Bulgarian)
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