Kranea, Grevena

Kranea
Κρανέα
Kranea
Coordinates: 39°53.8′N 21°16.8′E / 39.8967°N 21.2800°E / 39.8967; 21.2800Coordinates: 39°53.8′N 21°16.8′E / 39.8967°N 21.2800°E / 39.8967; 21.2800
Country Greece
Administrative region West Macedonia
Regional unit Grevena
Municipality Grevena
Municipal unit Gorgiani
Elevation 960 m (3,150 ft)
Community[1]
 • Population 385 (2011)
 • Area (km2) 70.929
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 510 31
Area code(s) +30-2462-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration PNx-xxxx

Kranea, Krania or Crania (Greek: Κρανέα or Κρανιά, Aromanian: Turia) is an Aromanian (Vlach) village and a community of the Grevena municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Gorgiani, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 385 residents in the village.[1] The community of Kranea covers an area of 70.929 km2.[3]

According to the French traveller François Pouqueville, the settlement was formed in 1507 when the villages of Turia and Paleohori were merged.[4][5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Krania on the Municipality of Gorgianis Website
  5. ↑ Phillips, Richard (1820). New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals and Translations, Volume 4. p. 76.
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