Greveniti
Greveniti
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  Greveniti Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 39°48.3′N 21°0.2′E / 39.8050°N 21.0033°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | East Zagori |
| Area | |
• Community | 37.077 km2 (14.316 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 109 |
| • Density | 2.94/km2 (7.61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 440 14 |
| Area code | +30-2656 |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Greveniti (Greek: Γρεβενίτι, Aromanian: Grebenitsli, Gribinitsli)[2][3] is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality in Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece.[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district.[4] The 2021 census recorded 109 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Greveniti covers an area of 37.077 km2.[5] The community consists of the villages Greveniti and Ampelos. The village of Greveniti is located in the eastern part of the Zagori region, close to a hill named Toufa.[3]
Name
The linguist Kostas Oikonomou wrote that the toponym with the suffix -itis has two derivations.[3] The first, Grevenitis, stems from the placename Grevena, originating from greveno, 'rock', and derived from the Slavic grebenъ, 'ridge', 'rock'.[3] Oikonomou stated this interpretation aligns with the Aromanian name of the village, Grebenitsli, and the tradition where the village was settled by inhabitants of the Grevena region.[3] The second derivation is from greveno, as in the above etymology, and the suffix -itis, where grevenitis means 'place with many rocks'.[3]
Demographics
Greveniti has an Aromanian population and is an Aromanian speaking village.[2][6][7] In the early 21st century, elderly people were bilingual in the community language and Greek, whereas younger residents under 40 might have understood the community language but did not use it.[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 Kahl, Thede (1999). "Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt" [The Zagóri Villages in Northern Greece: Economic Unity – Ethnic Diversity]. Ethnologia Balkanica (in German). 3: 106. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2025.
Greveníti: aromunische Zagorisier
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oikonomou 2002, p. 93.
- 1 2 "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ↑ Oikonomou 2002, pp. 2, 93.
- ↑ Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 147. ISBN 9789607760869.
The villages of Vlahozagoro... Greveniti (Gribinitslĭ)
- ↑ Oikonomou, Kostas E. (2002). Τα οικωνύμια του νομού Ιωαννίνων. Γλωσσολογική εξέταση [The oikonyms of the prefecture of Ioannina. A linguistic examination] (PDF) (in Greek). Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon. pp. 2–3. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.