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Kranea Κρανέα
Community
Kranea
Coordinates: 39°53.8′N 21°16.8′E / 39.8967°N 21.2800°E / 39.8967; 21.2800
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Grevena
Municipality	Grevena
Municipal unit	Gorgiani
Area
• Community	70.929 km (27.386 sq mi)
Elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Population
• Community	192
• Density	2.7/km (7.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	510 31
Area code(s)	+30-2462
Vehicle registration	PN

Kranea or Krania (Greek: Κρανέα or Κρανιά, Aromanian: Turia) is a village and community of Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Gorgiani, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 192 residents in the village. The community of Kranea covers an area of 70.929 km. Kranea is an Aromanian (Vlach) village.

According to traveller François Pouqueville, Kranea was formed in 1507 when the villages of Turia and Paleohori were merged.

See also

• List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit

References

1. ^ "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.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
4. Winnifrith 1987, p. 14.
5. Exarchos, Giorgis; Lazarou, Achilleus G. (2001). Οι Ελληνοβλάχοι (Αρμανοί) [The Greek Vlachs (Aromanians)]. Ekdoseis Kastaniote. p. 207. ISBN 9789600327847.
6. Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 195. ISBN 9789607760869.
7. Winnifrith, Tom (1987). The Vlachs: The History of a Balkan People. Duckworth. p. 134. ISBN 9780715621356.
8. Krania on the Municipality of Gorgianis Website

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