Georgitsa Explained

Georgitsa
Coordinates:39.91°N 21.4061°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Grevena
Municipality:Grevena
Municunit:Grevena
Community:Agioi Theodoroi
Licence:ΚΖ
Georegion:Macedonia

Georgitsa (el|Γεωργίτσα) was a village in Grevena Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It was part of the community of Agioi Theodoroi.

Georgitsa was inhabited by Aromanians.[1] [2] During the 1960s it became deserted and its population moved to the new village of Agioi Theodoroi, founded by people from Georgitsa and two other nearby villages.[3] [4] [5] Georgitsa was placed under the direct control of the municipality of Grevena in 1997 and later the village was abolished on 9 May 2011.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Exarchos. Giorgis. Lazarou. Achilleus G.. Οι Ελληνοβλάχοι (Αρμανοί). The Greek Vlachs (Aromanians). 2001. Ekdoseis Kastaniote. 9789600327847. 207.
  2. . "The second, southerly group of Vlach villages in the Grevena area consists of... Yeoryitsa"
  3. Sarantis. Theodoros. Τα Γρεβενά (Συμβολή στην ιστορία τους). el. Makedonika. 26. 1987. 260. 10.12681/makedonika.1083. free.
  4. Book: Koukoudis, Asterios. The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. 2003. Zitros Publications. 9789607760869. 266. "Veloni and Yeoryitsa were completely deserted in the 1960s. The inhabitants of Yeoryitsa moved to the neighbouring village of Ayii Theodori."
  5. News: Kantouris. Kostas. Από Αυτό το Χωριό των Γρεβενών Μοιάζει να Έφυγαν Όλοι οι Κάτοικοι. From This Village of Grevena It Looks Like All the Residents Have Left. Vice. 5 September 2022. 4 September 2024. el.
  6. Web site: Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Γεωργίτσα (Κοζάνης). ΕΕΤΑΑ. 4 September 2024. el.