Agios Georgios () 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.
The 2011 census recorded 452 residents in the village.
The community of Agios Georgios covers an area of 23.129 km
2.
Name
Agios Georgios was known, until 1927, as Τσούρχλι - ''Tsourchli''.
Demographics
According to the statistics of
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Biography
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Romani lived in the village in 1900.
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Notable people
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Bekir Fikri (1882-1914), Ottoman military officer
See also
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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
* A ...
References
Populated places in Grevena (regional unit)
Grevena
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