Felli, Grevena Explained

Felli
Name Local:Φελλί
Type:community
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Grevena
Population:799
Population As Of:2021
Area:57.857
Coordinates:40.0233°N 53°W
Postal Code:511 00
Area Code:+30-2462
Licence:PN
Elevation:626

Felli (before 1949: Φιλί – Fili)[1] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform, it was a part of the municipality of Grevena, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 799 residents in the community. The community of Felli covers an area of 57.857 km2.[3]

Administrative division

The community of Felli consists of two separate settlements:

Population

The 1920 Greek census recorded 155 people in the village. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Fili were from Asia Minor (20) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 488 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 22 (73 people).[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Fili – Fellion. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  3. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .
  4. Pelagidis. Efstathios. 1992. Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930). The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930. Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 26 August 2024. 85.