Melissi, Grevena Explained

Melissi
Coordinates:39.9764°N 21.5008°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Grevena
Municipality:Grevena
Municunit:Grevena
Community:Agioi Theodoroi
Licence:ΚΖ
Georegion:Macedonia

Melissi (el|Μελίσσι, before 1927: Πλέσια – Plesia)[1] was a village in Grevena Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It was part of the community of Agioi Theodoroi.

The 1920 Greek census recorded 24 people in the village. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Plesia were from Pontus (54) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 202 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 54 (183 people).[2] The village was abolished on 9 May 2011.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Plesia – Melissi. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  2. 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. 3 September 2024. 85.
  3. Web site: Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Plesia (Kozanis). ΕΕΤΑΑ. 3 September 2024. el.