Pigaditsa (Greek: Πηγαδίτσα) is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Gorgiani, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 79 residents in the village.[1] The community of Pigaditsa covers an area of 19.128 km2.[3]
Pigaditsa was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4][5] The 1920 Greek census recorded 418 people in the village, and 418 inhabitants (115 families) were Muslim in 1923.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Pigaditsa were from East Thrace (1), Asia Minor (6) and Pontus (64) in 1926.[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 350 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 71 (254 people).[6]
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References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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, 15. 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.