Myrsina, Grevena
Myrsina
Μυρσίνα | |
|---|---|
  Myrsina | |
| Coordinates: 40°7.4′N 21°28.5′E / 40.1233°N 21.4750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Municipal unit | Grevena |
| Area | |
• Community | 25.494 km2 (9.843 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 608 m (1,995 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 294 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 511 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
| Vehicle registration | PN |
Myrsina (Greek: Μυρσίνα, before 1927: Γκομπλάρι – Gkomplari)[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 Grevena, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 294 residents in the community.[1] The community of Myrsina covers an area of 25.494 km2.[4]
Administrative division
[edit]The community of Myrsina consists of two separate settlements:[1]
- Asprokampos (population 58 as of 2021)
- Myrsina (population 236)
Population
[edit]Gkomplari was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[5][6] The 1920 Greek census recorded 385 people in the village, and 385 inhabitants (78 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Gkomplari were from East Thrace (1), Asia Minor (28) and Pontus (66) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 360 village inhabitants.[7] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 95 (354 people).[7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[4] | 377 | — |
| 2011[8] | 343 | −9.0% |
| 2021[1] | 294 | −14.3% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkomplari – Mersina". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ a b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348. ISBN 9780900834899.
- ^ 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) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 84. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.