Gramos (, ) is a remote mountain village and a former municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Macedonia,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Nestorio municipality as a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 59.422 km². Population 10 (2021). The village is a traditional Aromanian ( Vlach) settlement, named after the nearby Gramos mountains to its south. It lies very close to the

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n border. The source of the river Aliakmonas is near Gramos. It had the smallest population of any

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in Greece at 28 inhabitants in the 2001 Greek census. It was also the least densely populated community or municipality in

, at 0.47 inhabitants/km². A small road connects Gramos with Nestorio, 20 km to its east. Gramos is the nearest village to Lake Gkistova.

History

The wider settlement is thought to have been created by the amalgamation of smaller settlements in the 17th century. Its inhabitants were engaged in nomadic animal husbandry and craftsmanship. It also had several craftsmen, and in the 17th century Grammousta was famous for its hagiographers. The development of the economy of Gramos led to the overpopulation of herds and people in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Since 1756, a Greek school had been operating in the village.

Notable people

* Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus (1737–1828), Aromanian physician and noble in Austria * Vassilis Rapotikas (1888–1943), Aromanian revolutionary and separatist, one of the leading members of the Aromanian

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References

Populated places in Kastoria (regional unit) Former municipalities in Western Macedonia Nestorio Aromanian settlements in Greece {{WMacedonia-geo-stub