Greveniti

Greveniti
Γρεβενίτι (Greek)
Grebenitsli, Gribinitsli (Aromanian)
Community
Greveniti is located in Greece
Greveniti
Greveniti
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 39°48.3′N 21°0.2′E / 39.8050°N 21.0033°E / 39.8050; 21.0033
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Municipal unitEast Zagori
Area
 • Community
37.077 km2 (14.316 sq mi)
Elevation
980 m (3,220 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Community
109
 • Density2.94/km2 (7.61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 14
Area code+30-2656
Vehicle registrationΙΝ

Greveniti (Greek: Γρεβενίτι, Aromanian: Grebenitsli, Gribinitsli) is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality in Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 109 inhabitants in the village. The community of Greveniti covers an area of 37.077 km2. 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.

Name

The linguist Kostas Oikonomou wrote that the toponym with the suffix -itis has two derivations. The first, Grevenitis, stems from the placename Grevena, originating from greveno, 'rock', and derived from the Slavic grebenъ, 'ridge', 'rock'. 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. The second derivation is from greveno, as in the above etymology, and the suffix -itis, where grevenitis means 'place with many rocks'.

Demographics

Greveniti has an Aromanian population and is an Aromanian speaking village. 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.

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oikonomou 2002, p. 93.
  4. 1 2 "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Oikonomou 2002, pp. 2, 93.
  7. ↑ Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 147. ISBN 9789607760869. The villages of Vlahozagoro... Greveniti (Gribinitslĭ)
  8. ↑ 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.