Kastro, Grevena

Settlement in Greece

Kastro Κάστρο
Settlement
40°5.5′N 21°18.2′E / 40.0917°N 21.3033°E / 40.0917; 21.3033
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Grevena
Municipality	Grevena
Municipal unit	Grevena
Community	Elatos
Elevation	820 m (2,690 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	11
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	511 00
Area code(s)	+30-2462
Vehicle registration	PN

Kastro (Greek: Κάστρο) is a village of the Grevena municipality. Before the 1997 local government reform it was a part of the community of Elatos.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 11 residents in the village.^[1]

Kastro was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.^[3]^[4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 246 people in the village, and 246 inhabitants (15 families) were Muslim in 1923.^[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Kastro were from Pontus (20) in 1926.^[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 72 village inhabitants.^[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 21 (69 people).^[5]

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.
^ "Κάστρον (Γρεβενών), local government changes". EETAA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348. ISBN 9780900834899.
^ Metoki, Athanasia (2016). Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών [The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena] (Masters) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 15. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ ^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.