Kivotos Κιβωτός | |
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Coordinates:40°12.3′N21°26.6′E / 40.2050°N 21.4433°E /40.2050; 21.4433 | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
Regional unit | Grevena |
Municipality | Grevena |
Municipal unit | Irakleotes |
Area | |
• Community | 25.281 km2 (9.761 sq mi) |
Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 331 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 510 30 |
Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
Vehicle registration | PN |
Kivotos (Greek:Κιβωτός, before 1927: Κρίφτσι –Kriftsi)[2] is a village and a community of theGrevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality ofIrakleotes, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 331 residents in the village.[1] The community of Kivotos covers an area of 25.281 km2.[4]
According to the statistics ofVasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 160GreekChristians, 500 Greek Muslims and 50Romani lived in the village in 1900.[5]
Kriftsi was populated byGreek speaking MuslimVallahades.[6][7][8] The 1920 Greek census recorded 897 people in the village, and 897 inhabitants (187 families) were Muslim in 1923.[9] Following theGreek–Turkish population exchange,Greek refugee families in Kriftsi were fromAsia Minor (150) andPontus (191) in 1926.[9] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,885 village inhabitants.[9] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 334 (1,303 people).[9] After their arrival, the refugees demolished the village mosque and constructed a small church at the site, later replaced with the present church of Agios Georgios.[7]
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