Grammatiko, Pella Explained

Grammatiko
Name Local:Γραμματικό
Type:community
Coordinates:40.7069°N 21.8933°W
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Pella
Municipality:Edessa
Municunit:Vegoritida
Population As Of:2021
Population:172
Georegion:Macedonia

Grammatiko (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γραμματικό, before 1927: Γραμματίκοβον – Grammatikovon[1] [2]) is a community in Pella regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. It consists of two villages: Kato Grammatiko and the smaller Ano Grammatiko.

The Greek census (1920) recorded 842 people in the village and in 1923 there were 510 inhabitants who were Muslim. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, in Kato Grammatikovon there were 31 refugee families from Asia Minor and 27 refugee families from Pontus in 1926. The Greek census (1928) recorded 878 village inhabitants. In 1928 there were 47 refugee families (186 people).[3]

The village has an Ottoman era two story, four sided fortification tower (built 17th century) and in 2002, it was declared a protected monument.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Grammatikovon – Grammatikon. Pandektis. 30 March 2022.
  2. Web site: ΕΕΤΑΑ - Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών. 2022-01-21. www.eetaa.gr. el.
  3. 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. 30 March 2022. 74.
  4. Stavridopoulos. Ioannis. 2015. Μνημεία του άλλου: η διαχείριση της οθωμανικής πολιτιστική κληρονομιάς της Μακεδονίας από το 1912 έως σήμερα. Monuments of the other: The management of the Ottoman cultural heritage of Macedonia from 1912 until present. Ph.D.. el. University of Ioannina. 28 March 2022. 208.