Veloni, Grevena Explained

Veloni
Coordinates:39.8872°N 21.3264°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Grevena
Municipality:Grevena
Municunit:Gorgiani
Community:Kallithea
Licence:ΚΖ
Georegion:Macedonia

Veloni (el|Βελώνη, before 1919: Βελιάνη – Veliani;[1] rup|Valone) was a village in Grevena Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. Under Greece, for most of its existence, Veloni was part of the community of Kallithea.

Veloni was inhabited by Aromanians (Vlachs), and by the 1960s it was deserted.[2] [3] The village was abolished on 5 April 1981 and annexed to the village of Kranea.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Veliani – Veloni. Pandektis. 4 September 2024.
  2. Book: Exarchos. Giorgis. Lazarou. Achilleus G.. Οι Ελληνοβλάχοι (Αρμανοί). The Greek Vlachs (Aromanians). 2001. Ekdoseis Kastaniote. 9789600327847. 207.
  3. Book: Koukoudis, Asterios. The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. 2003. Zitros Publications. 9789607760869. 195, 266.
  4. Web site: Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Βελιάνη (Κοζάνης). ΕΕΤΑΑ. 4 September 2024. el.