Agios Georgios, Grevena
Agios Georgios Άγιος Γεώργιος | |
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40°11.8′N 21°24.5′E / 40.1967°N 21.4083°E / 40.1967; 21.4083 | |
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
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]
The 1920 Greek census recorded 919 people in the village, and 400 inhabitants (90 families) were Muslim in 1923.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsourchli were from Asia Minor (15) and Pontus (111) in 1926.[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 785 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 124 (413 people).[6]
Notable people
- Bekir Fikri (1882–1914), Ottoman military officer
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Tsourchli – Agios Georgios". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "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)
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 84. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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