Megalo Seirini

Megalo Seirini
Μεγάλο Σειρήνι
Megalo Seirini is located in Greece
Megalo Seirini
Megalo Seirini
Coordinates: 40°7.1′N 21°24.7′E / 40.1183°N 21.4117°E / 40.1183; 21.4117
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitGrevena
MunicipalityGrevena
Municipal unitGrevena
Area
 • Community
18.804 km2 (7.260 sq mi)
Elevation
666 m (2,185 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
405
 • Density21.5/km2 (55.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
511 00
Area code+30-2462
Vehicle registrationPN

Megalo Seirini (Greek: Μεγάλο Σειρήνι), also known as Mega Seirini (Μέγα Σειρήνι), is a village in the Western Macedonia region of Greece. Administratively, it is a community of the municipality of Grevena, while before the 2011 local government reform it used to be a municipal district.[2] The community of Megalo Seirini covers an area of 18.804 km2 and also includes the nearby village of Mikro Seirini.[3] The 2021 census recorded 405 residents in the community, of whom 331 lived in the village of Megalo Seirini.[1]

Administrative division

The community of Megalo Seirini consists of two separate settlements:[1]

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

History

Megalo Seirini used to be a mixed village and a part of its population was Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 444 people in the village, and in 1923, before the Greek–Turkish population exchange, 100 of its inhabitants (18 families) were Muslim. Following the population exchange, the Muslims were transferred to Turkey and 146 Pontic Greeks (41 families) had settled in the village by 1926. This resettlement, combined with 454 native inhabitants, resulted in a total population of 600 at the 1928 census.[5]

Historical population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[3]701—    
2011[6]555−20.8%
2021[1]405−27.0%

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ a b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.