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Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος, before 1927: Τσούρχλι – Tsourchli)[2] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Irakleotes, of which it was a municipal district and the seat.[3] The 2021 census recorded 324 residents in the village.[1] The community of Agios Georgios covers an area of 23.129 km2.[4]
Agios Georgios
Άγιος Γεώργιος | |
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Coordinates: 40°11.8′N 21°24.5′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
Regional unit | Grevena |
Municipality | Grevena |
Municipal unit | Irakleotes |
Area | |
• Community | 23.129 km2 (8.930 sq mi) |
Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 324 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 510 30 |
Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
Vehicle registration | PN |
According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 200 Greek Christians, 400 Greek Muslims and 40 Romani lived in the village in 1900.[5]
Tsourchli was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[6] The 1920 Greek census recorded 919 people in the village, and 400 inhabitants (90 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsourchli were from Asia Minor (15) and Pontus (111) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 785 village inhabitants.[7] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 124 (413 people).[7]
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