Avdella
Αβδέλλα Avdhela | |
|---|---|
 Village hall of Avdella | |
  Avdella Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°01′N 21°08′E / 40.017°N 21.133°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 43.243 km2 (16.696 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 73 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 510 32 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΝ |
Avdella (Greek: Αβδέλλα; Aromanian: Avdhela) is a village and a former municipality in Grevena regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of Grevena.[2] It is a seasonal Aromanian (Vlach) village.[3][4][5] Located in the Pindus mountains at 1250–1350 metres altitude, its summer population is about 3000 and in the winter there are only a few residents. The 2021 census recorded 73 inhabitants.[1] It is notable as the birthplace of the Manakis brothers, and appears in the opening sequence of the film Ulysses' Gaze. The community of Avdella covers an area of 43.243 km2.[6]
- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ Sarantis, Theodoros (1987). "Τα Γρεβενά (Συμβολή στην ιστορία τους)". Makedonika (in Greek). 26: 247.
- ^ Chang, Claudia (1993). "Pastoral Transhumance in the Southern Balkans as a Social Ideology: Ethnoarcheological Research in Northern Greece". American Anthropologist. 95 (3): 691. "Vlachohoria, or the four famous Koutsovlach villages of Grevena–Samarina, Perivoli, Avdella, and Smixi–are described as the summer villages of the Koutsovlach, where Aroumani is spoken."
- ^ Ntassiou, Konstantina; Doukas, Ioannis D. (2019). "Recording and mapping traditional transhumance routes in the South-Western Macedonia, Greece". GeoJournal. 84 (1): 165. "The four Vlach villages of Grevena (Perivoli, Avdella, Smixi, Samarina)"
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.