Grevena

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Town in Macedonia, Greece

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::summary Town in Macedonia, Greece ::

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FieldValue
nameGrevena
name_localΓρεβενά
Grebini
typemunicipality
image_map2011 Dimos Grevenon.png
periphWestern Macedonia
periphunitGrevena
pop_municipality21421
area_municipality1859.9
pop_municunit15716
area_municunit461.4
pop_community12515
population_as_of2021
elevation530
coordinates
postal_code511 00
area_code24620
licenceΡΝ
websitewww.dimosgrevenon.gr
image_skylineΠλατεία Αιμιλιανού Γρεβενών.jpg
imagesize300
caption_skylineCentral square (Emilianou square)
mayorKyriakos Tataridis
since2023
georegionMacedonia
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Grevena (, Grevená ; ) is a town and municipality in Western Macedonia, northern Greece, and the capital of the Grevena regional unit. Grevena lies about 420 km from Athens and about 180 km from Thessaloniki. According to the 2021 census, the town's population is 12,515, and that of the municipality 25,905.

Grevena has immediate access to the A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos) since the early 2000s. The motorway connects Igoumenitsa (an important port connecting the west coast of Greece with Italy) to Thessaloniki and Alexandroupoli (at the border with Turkey). A direct series of motorway links to Athens will become available sometime in 2026 through the completion of the northern section of the E65 Central Motorway.

Mountains surround the municipality, which is situated by the river Greveniotikos, which itself flows into the Aliakmon.

Other significant towns in the municipality are Amygdalies and Mega Seirini. The Grevena Municipal Museum is located in the town.

History

Ottoman period

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Under Ottoman rule, Grevena was a small administrative and military centre, the seat of a kaza belonging to the Sanjak of Serfiğe within the Vilayet of Manastir. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 600 Greek Christians, 500 Turks, 200 Greek Muslims, 150 Aromanians and 100 Romani lived in the town in 1900.

Grevena was a mixed town and a part of its population were Greek-speaking Muslim Vallahades. The 1920 Greek census recorded 3,108 people in Grevena, and 200 inhabitants (40 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Grevena were from East Thrace (6), Asia Minor (33) and Pontus (16) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 3,747 town inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 52 (194 people).

Due to its small size, the town's Ottoman past, represented through a few public buildings and the homes of Muslims located in the urban centre, all disappeared during the 20th century. A mosque and a madrasa remained in Grevena until the population exchange; later both were destroyed. Another mosque existed in Grevena and was converted into a church in 1927; later it and its minaret were demolished, and the church of Agios Achillios built on the site. Military barracks remained until World War Two, and were later destroyed. The large granite fortress residence (konak) of Veli Bey was destroyed after the population exchange.

1995 earthquake

The earthquake that occurred in the region on 13 May 1995 was 6.6 on the Richter magnitude scale, but it caused only material damage. The worst hit area was the county of Ventzia. There were two foreshocks of lesser intensity that preceded the main earthquake by a few minutes and warned people. These warnings sent the population out of their houses. When the main earthquake came, it destroyed nearly all the houses in several villages of the Ventzia County – the houses collapsed to the ground – but all the inhabitants were outside.

Another earthquake on 5 January 2005 measured 4.9 near Grevena. It took place at 20:00 local time (EET), and no damage was reported. Another earthquake with a measured intensity of 5.4 occurred on 17 July 2007 at 21:23 local time (EET) and was followed by weak aftershocks. Some older buildings were lightly damaged in villages northeast of Grevena.

Administrative division

Municipality

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The municipality Grevena was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 13 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

Municipal unit

The municipal unit of Grevena is divided into the following communities:

Community

The community of Grevena consists of three separate settlements:

  • Doxaras (population 190 in 2021)
  • Grevena (population 12,293)
  • Kalamitsi (population 30)

Education

Two departments of the university of Western Macedonia based in the city, the departments of Statistics and Insurance Science and Business Administration.

Economy

In the area, there is large production of mushrooms, collected in the Valia Calda area. It is also the place of production of Anevato cheese.

Climate

Grevena has a mediterranean continental climate characterized by a great diurnal temperature variation. Winters are cold with frequent snowfalls, whereas summers are hot during the day and cool during the night. | location = Grevena (510m) | metric first = yes | single line = yes | Jan high C = 7.4 | Feb high C = 8 | Mar high C = 14 | Apr high C = 18.6 | May high C = 24.1 | Jun high C = 29 | Jul high C = 31.5 | Aug high C = 32.4 | Sep high C = 28.5 | Oct high C = 22.5 | Nov high C = 15.4 | Dec high C = 10.6 | Jan low C = -5.8 | Feb low C = -2.1 | Mar low C = 0.4 | Apr low C = 4 | May low C = 7.6 | Jun low C = 12.3 | Jul low C = 14.5 | Aug low C = 14.4 | Sep low C = 11.3 | Oct low C = 6.8 | Nov low C = 3.4 | Dec low C = 2.2 | Jan precipitation mm = 50 | Feb precipitation mm = 40 | Mar precipitation mm = 27.2 | Apr precipitation mm = 56.6 | May precipitation mm = 29.6 | Jun precipitation mm = 20 | Jul precipitation mm = 20 | Aug precipitation mm = 10 | Sep precipitation mm = 30 | Oct precipitation mm = 50 | Nov precipitation mm = 80 | Dec precipitation mm = 87 | source = http://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/grevena/ (2019 – 2020 averages)

Historical population

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YearCommunityMunicipal unitMunicipality
19817,739——
19919,34514,986—
200112,03716,421—
201113,37417,61025,905
202112,51515,71621,421
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People

References

References

  1. "Municipality of Grevena, Municipal elections{{snd}}October 2023". [[Ministry of the Interior (Greece).
  2. "Kentriki Odos website".
  3. [[Vasil Kanchov. Kanchov, Vasil]], {{ URL
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  5. Pelagidis, Efstathios. (1992). "Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930)". Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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  8. Stavridopoulos, Ioannis. (2015). "Μνημεία του άλλου: η διαχείριση της οθωμανικής πολιτιστική κληρονομιάς της Μακεδονίας από το 1912 έως σήμερα". University of Ioannina.
  9. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
  10. (22 October 2015). "Επικοινωνία – Τμήμα Στατιστικής και Ασφαλιστικής Επιστήμης".
  11. "Επικοινωνία – Τμήμα Οργάνωσης και Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων".

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