Megalo Seirini Explained

Megalo Seirini 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 405 residents in the community. The community of Megalo Seirini covers an area of 18.804 km².^[2]

Administrative division

The community of Megalo Seirini consists of two separate settlements:

• Megalo Seirini (population 331 as of 2021)
• Mikro Seirini (population 74)

Population

Megalo Seirini was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.^[3] The 1920 Greek census recorded 444 people in the village, and 100 inhabitants (18 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Megalo Seirini were from Pontus (41) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 600 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 41 (146 people).^[4]

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. 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.
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. 84.