Mikrokleisoura, Grevena Explained

Mikrokleisoura
Name Local:Μικροκλεισούρα
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Grevena
Municunit:Ventzio
Community:Knidi
Population:24
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:40.1483°N 53.8°W
Postal Code:511 00
Area Code:+30-2462
Licence:PN
Elevation:570

Mikrokleisoura (before 1927: Σαδοβίτσα – Sadovitsa)[1] is a village of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Ventzio.[2] The 2021 census recorded 24 residents in the village. Mikrokleisoura is a part of the community of Knidi.

Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Sadovitsa were from Pontus (26) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 98 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 26 (86 people).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Sadovitsa – Mikrokleisoura. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Μικροκλεισούρα (Γρεβενών), local government changes . 10 September 2021. EETAA.
  3. 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.