Kyrakali Explained

Kyrakali 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.^[1] The 2021 census recorded 109 residents in the village. The community of Kyrakali covers an area of 9.277 km².^[2]

Kyrakali was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.^{[3] [4]} The 1920 Greek census recorded 215 people in the village, and 215 inhabitants (38 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Kyrakali were from Asia Minor (20) and Pontus (55) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 249 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 76 (264 people).^[5]

See also

• List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit

Notes and References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
2. 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 .
3. Book: Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E.. History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. 1973. Institute for Balkan Studies. 9780900834899. 348.
4. 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, 14.
5. 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.