Agios Georgios, Grevena
Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος) is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality.[1] 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.[2] The 2011 census recorded 452 residents in the village.[1] The community of Agios Georgios covers an area of 23.129 km2.[3]
Agios Georgios
Άγιος Γεώργιος | |
|---|---|
  Agios Georgios | |
| Coordinates: 40°11.8′N 21°24.5′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Municipal unit | Irakleotes |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 452 (2011) |
| • Area (km2) | 23.129 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 510 30 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2462-xxx-xxx |
| Vehicle registration | PNx-xxxx |
Name
Agios Georgios was known, until 1927, as Τσούρχλι - Tsourchli.[4]
Demographics
According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 200 Greek Christians, 400 Vallahades (Grecophone Muslims) and 40 Romani lived in the village in 1900.[5]
Notable people
- Bekir Fikri (1882-1914), Ottoman military officer
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- "Πανδέκτης: Tsourchli -- Agios Georgios". Retrieved 2018-11-14. Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece, compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
- Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, book 2, p. 46. Written as "урхли (Зуркли, Джурхли)". (in Bulgarian)
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