Elatos, Grevena Explained

Elatos (before 1927: Δόβρανη – Dovrani)^[1] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Grevena, of which it was a municipal district.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 164 residents in the community. The community of Elatos covers an area of 23.305 km².^[3]

Administrative division

The community of Elatos consists of two separate settlements:

• Elatos (population 153 as of 2021)
• Kastro (population 11)

Population

Dovrani was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.^{[4] [5]} The 1920 Greek census recorded 416 people in the village, and 225 inhabitants (25 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Dovrani were from Pontus (55) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 417 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 53 (165 people).^[6]

See also

• List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Dovrani – Elatos. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
3. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .
4. Book: Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E.. History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. 1973. Institute for Balkan Studies. 9780900834899. 348.
5. Metoki. Athanasia. 2016. Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών. The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena. Masters. el. University of Macedonia. 1 September 2024. 3, 15.
6. Pelagidis. Efstathios. 1992. Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930). The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930. Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 26 August 2024. 84.