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Grevena (Template:Langx, Grevená {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx) is a town and municipality in Western Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the Grevena regional unit. The town's current population is 12,515 citizens (2021). It lies about Template:Convert from Athens and about Template:Convert from Thessaloniki. The municipality's population is 25,905. Grevena has had access to the A2 motorway (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.

HistoryEdit

Ottoman periodEdit

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Photo of Grevena (1900) by Manakis brothers

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.<ref name="Stavridopoulos274"/> 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.<ref>Kanchov, Vasil, {{#invoke:URL|url}}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:URL with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y | 1 | 2 }}, Sofia, 1900, book 2, p. 46. Written as "Гребена (Гревена)". (in Bulgarian)</ref>

Grevena was a mixed town and a part of its population were Greek-speaking Muslim Vallahades.<ref name="Metoki315">Template:Cite thesis</ref> The 1920 Greek census recorded 3,108 people in Grevena, and 200 inhabitants (40 families) were Muslim in 1923.<ref name="Pelagidis84"/> Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Grevena were from East Thrace (6), Asia Minor (33) and Pontus (16) in 1926.<ref name="Pelagidis84"/> The 1928 Greek census recorded 3,747 town inhabitants.<ref name="Pelagidis84"/> In 1928, the refugee families numbered 52 (194 people).<ref name="Pelagidis84">Template:Cite thesis</ref>

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.<ref name="Stavridopoulos274"/> A mosque and a madrasa remained in Grevena until the population exchange; later both were destroyed.<ref name="Stavridopoulos274">Template:Harvnb.</ref> 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.<ref name="Stavridopoulos274275">Template:Harvnb.</ref> Military barracks remained until World War Two, and were later destroyed.<ref name="Stavridopoulos275"/> The large granite fortress residence (konak) of Veli Bey was destroyed after the population exchange.<ref name="Stavridopoulos275">Template:Cite thesis</ref>

1995 earthquakeEdit

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 divisionEdit

MunicipalityEdit

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Grevena municipality
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Grevena municipal unit

The municipality Grevena was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 13 former municipalities, that became municipal units:<ref name=Kallikratis>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Municipal unitEdit

The municipal unit of Grevena is divided into the following communities:<ref name=Kallikratis/>

CommunityEdit

The community of Grevena consists of three separate settlements:<ref name=census21/>

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

EducationEdit

Two departments of the university of Western Macedonia based in the city, the departments of Statistics and Insurance Science<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Business Administration.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

EconomyEdit

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.

ClimateEdit

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. Template:Weather box

Historical populationEdit

Year Community Municipal unit Municipality
1981 7,739 — —
1991 9,345 14,986 —
2001 12,037 16,421 —
2011 13,374 17,610 25,905
2021 12,515 15,716 21,421

PeopleEdit

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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