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Kranea, Grevena
Kranea, Krania or Crania (, rup, Turia) is an Aromanian village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Gorgiani Gorgiani ( el, Γόργιανη) is a municipal unit of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a municipality of its own. The 2011 census recorded 885 residents in the municipal unit. Gorgiani covers an area of 20 ..., of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 385 residents in the village. The community of Kranea covers an area of 70.929 km2. According to the French traveller François Pouqueville, the settlement was formed in 1507 when the villages of Turia and Paleohori were merged. See also * List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit References Populated places in Grevena (regional unit) Grevena Aromanian settlements in Greece Populated places established in 1507 {{WestMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Macedonia
Western Macedonia ( el, Δυτική Μακεδονία, translit=Ditikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Macedonia. Located in north-western Greece, it is divided into the regional units of Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, and Kozani. With a population of approximately 255,000 people, as of 2021, the region had one of the highest unemployment rates in the European Union. Geography The region of Western Macedonia is situated in north-western Greece, bordering with the regions of Central Macedonia (east), Thessaly (south), Epirus (west), and bounded to the north at the international borders of Greece with the Republic of North Macedonia (Bitola, Resen and Novaci municipalities) and Albania (Korçë County). Although it covers a total surface of (7.2% of country's total), it has a total population of 283,689 inhabitants (2.6% of the country's total), thus it is a low-density populated region (30 per km2, as compared to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grevena (regional Unit)
Grevena ( el, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Γρεβενών, ''Perifereiakí Enótita Grevenón'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Grevena. Geography Grevena borders the regional units of Ioannina (Epirus) to the west, Kastoria to the northwest, Kozani to the north and east, Larissa to the southeast and Trikala to the south. The Pindus mountains cover the western part of the regional unit. Other mountain ranges are Chasia in the south and Vourinos in the northeast. The longest river is Aliakmon which flows in the north and the east. Administration The regional unit Grevena is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): *Deskati (2) *Grevena (1) Prefecture Grevena was created as a prefecture ( el, Νομός Γρεβενών) in 1964, out of parts of the prefectures of Kozani and Larissa. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grevena
Grevena ( el, Γρεβενά, ''Grevená'', , rup, Grebini) is a town and municipality in Western Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the Grevena regional unit. The town's current population is 13,374 citizens (2011). It lies about from Athens and about from Thessaloniki. The municipality's population is 25,905. Grevena has had access to the Egnatia Odos since the early 2000s, which now connects Igoumenitsa with Thessaloniki and Alexandroupoli at the border with Turkey. Mountains surround the municipality, which is situated by the river Greveniotikos, which itself flows into the Aliakmon. Other significant towns in the municipality are Amygdaliés and Méga Seiríni. Grevena Municipal Museum is located in the town. History Ottoman period Under Ottoman rule, Grevena (Ottoman name ''Gerebena'') was the seat of the kaza of Grevena, Sanjak of Serfice, Manastir Vilayet. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 600 Greek Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgiani
Gorgiani ( el, Γόργιανη) is a municipal unit of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a municipality of its own. The 2011 census recorded 885 residents in the municipal unit. Gorgiani covers an area of 204.555 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Kipoureio Kipoureio or Kipourio () is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality.List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vehicle Registration Plates Of Greece
Greek vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e.g. ΑΑΑ–1000) printed in black on a white background. The letters represent the district (prefecture) that issues the plates while the numbers range from 1000 to 9999. As of 2004 a blue strip was added on the left showing the country code of Greece (GR) in white text and the Flag of Europe in yellow. Similar plates but of square size with numbers ranging from 1 to 999 are issued for motorcycles which exceed 50 cc in engine size. With the exception of Athens and Thessaloniki which are represented by just the first letter of the three, all other districts are represented by the first 2 letters. The final one or two letters in the sequence changes in Greek alphabetical order after 8,999 issued plates. For example, Patras plates are ΑΧΑ–1000, where ΑΧ represents the Achaia prefecture of which Patras is the capital. When ΑΧΑ–9999 is reached the plates turn to ΑΧΒ–1000 and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanians
The Aromanians ( rup, Armãnji, Rrãmãnji) are an Ethnic groups in Europe, ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian language, Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgaria, northern and central Greece and North Macedonia, and can currently be found in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgaria, south-western North Macedonia, northern and central Greece, southern Serbia and south-eastern Romania (Northern Dobruja). An Aromanian diaspora living outside these places also exists. The Aromanians are known by several other names, such as "Vlachs" or "Macedo-Romanians" (sometimes used to also refer to the Megleno-Romanians). The term "Vlachs" is used in Greece and in other countries to refer to the Aromanians, with this term having been more widespread in the past to refer to all Romance-speaking peoples of the Balkan Peninsula and Carpathian Mountains region (Southeast Europe) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Gazette (Greece)
The ''Government Gazette'' ( el, Εφημερίς της Κυβερνήσεως, translit=Efimeris tis Kyverniseos, translit-std=ISO, lit=Government Gazette) is the official journal of the Government of Greece which lists all laws passed in a set time period ratified by Cabinet and President. It was first issued in 1833. Until 1835, during the regency on behalf of King Otto, the gazette was bilingual in Greek and German. No law in Greece is valid until is published in this journal. Foundations, duties and rights of juridical persons should be published in this journal. The printed issues of the Government Gazette are sold by the National Printing House of Greece. They can also be searched and downloaded from the official site of the House. An issue of the gazette is called "Government Gazette Issue" (, ''ΦΕΚ'', ''FEK''), Each issue is separated into volumes called «Τεύχος» with distinct roles. References Publications established in 1833 Newspapers published in Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Pouqueville
François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville (; 4 November 1770 – 20 December 1838) was a French diplomat, writer, explorer, physician and historian, member of the Institut de France. First as the Turkish Sultan's hostage, then as Napoleon Bonaparte's general consul at the court of Ali Pasha of Ioannina, he travelled extensively throughout Ottoman occupied Greece from 1798 to 1820. With his far reaching diplomacy and with his writings, he became a prominent architect of the Philhellenism movement throughout Europe, and contributed eminently to the liberation of the Greeks, and to the rebirth of the Greek Nation. Youth: Minister and revolutionary From a young age, his uncommon talent as a writer reveals itself. He began a lifelong correspondence with his younger brother, Hugues, and their dear sister, Adèle, the three remaining very close throughout their lives. His innumerable detailed letters to his siblings are still today an exceptional source of knowledge on every aspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In The Grevena Regional Unit
This is a list of settlements in the Grevena regional unit, Greece. * Agalaioi * Agapi * Agioi Theodoroi * Agios Georgios, Grevena * Agios Georgios, Deskati * Agios Kosmas * Aidonia * Aimilianos * Alatopetra * Amygdalies * Anavryta * Ano Ekklisia * Anoixi * Anthrakia * Asprokampos * Avdella * Dasaki * Dasochori * Dasyllio * Deskati * Despotis * Diasellaki * Dimitra * Diporo * Dotsiko * Doxaras * Ekklisia * Elatos * Elefthero * Eleftherochori * Elefthero Prosfygon * Exarchos * Felli * Filippaioi * Gilofos * Grevena * Itea * Kalamitsi * Kalirachi * Kallithea * Kalloni * Kalochi * Karpero * Kastro * Katakali * Kentro * Kipoureio * Kivotos * Klimataki * Knidi * Kokkinia * Kosmati * Kranea * Kydonies * Kyparissi * Kyrakali * Lavdas * Leipsi * Mavranaioi * Mavronoros * Megalo Seirini * Megaro * Mesolakkos * Mesolouri * Mikro Seirini * Mikrokleisoura * Mikrolivado * Milea * Monachiti * Myrsina * Nea Trapezounta * Neochori * Nisi * Oropedio * Pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Grevena (regional Unit)
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanian Settlements In Greece
Aromanian may refer to: *Aromanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Aromanians in Albania **Aromanians in Bulgaria ** Aromanians in Greece **Aromanians in North Macedonia **Aromanians in Romania **Aromanians in Serbia *Aromanian language The Aromanian language (, , , or ), also known as Macedo-Romanian or Vlach, is an Eastern Romance language, similar to Megleno-Romanian, Istro-Romanian and Romanian, spoken in Southeastern Europe. Its speakers are called Aromanians or Vl ..., their language, part of the Eastern Romance family * Aromanian settlements, in the Balkans * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
