Elefthero, Grevena Explained

Elefthero (before 1927: Κοντσικιότι – Kontsikioti)^[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 169 residents in the community. The community of Elefthero covers an area of 11.177 km².^[3]

Administrative division

The community of Elefthero consists of two separate settlements:

• Elefthero (population 35 as of 2021)
• Elefthero Prosfygon (population 134)

Population

The 1920 Greek census recorded 132 people in the village. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Kontsikioti were from Pontus (90) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 442 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 90 (307 people).^[4]

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: Kontsikioti – Eleftheron. 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. 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. 85.