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'''Granitsa''' ({{lang-el|Γρανίτσα}} from the ] word for "border") is a mountain village and a community in ], ]. It is situated at 720 meters elevation, on a mountain slope above the river ]. It is built in the forested lower regions of ]. Granitsa was the seat of the municipality of ]. The community consists of the villages Granitsa, Ano Potamia, Kato Potamia and Armampela. The village preserves its old appearance. It is 32 kilometers northwest of ]. '''Granitsa''' ({{lang-el|Γρανίτσα}} from the ] word for "border") is a mountain village and a community in ], ]. It is situated at 720 meters elevation, on a mountain slope above the river ]. It is built in the forested lower regions of ]. Granitsa was the seat of the municipality of ]. The community consists of the villages Granitsa, Ano Potamia, Kato Potamia and Armampela. The village preserves its old appearance. It is 82 kilometers northwest of ].


Granitsa is the birthplace of artists such as ], ], and ]. It is also the home of ], who became a martyr after he was killed in 1544. Granitsa had seventeen churches, most of which were destroyed during ] rule. It has a Folklore Museum which contains popular art such as woven objects, carved wooden objects, rural cattle-raising tools, a loom, local clothes and weapons from the ]. The museum also contains portraits and personal belongings of individuals such as ] and Stefanos Granitsas, paintings of the popular local painters ] and ] and the personal book collection of Zacharias Papantoniou. Other notable sights are the remaining nine churches of the village. Granitsa is the birthplace of artists such as ], ], and ]. It is also the home of ], who became a martyr after he was killed in 1544. Granitsa had seventeen churches, most of which were destroyed during ] rule. It has a Folklore Museum which contains popular art such as woven objects, carved wooden objects, rural cattle-raising tools, a loom, local clothes and weapons from the ]. The museum also contains portraits and personal belongings of individuals such as ] and Stefanos Granitsas, paintings of the popular local painters ] and ] and the personal book collection of Zacharias Papantoniou. Other notable sights are the remaining nine churches of the village.

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For other uses, see Granitsa (disambiguation). Settlement in Greece
Granitsa Γρανίτσα
Settlement
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitEvrytania
MunicipalityAgrafa
Municipal unitAperantia
Population
 • Community808
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΗ

Granitsa (Template:Lang-el from the Slavic word for "border") is a mountain village and a community in Evrytania, Greece. It is situated at 720 meters elevation, on a mountain slope above the river Granitsiotis. It is built in the forested lower regions of Mount Liakoura. Granitsa was the seat of the municipality of Aperantia. The community consists of the villages Granitsa, Ano Potamia, Kato Potamia and Armampela. The village preserves its old appearance. It is 82 kilometers northwest of Karpenisi.

Granitsa is the birthplace of artists such as Stefanos Granitsas, Demosthenis Goulas, and Michael Stafylas. It is also the home of Michael Mavroudis, who became a martyr after he was killed in 1544. Granitsa had seventeen churches, most of which were destroyed during Ottoman rule. It has a Folklore Museum which contains popular art such as woven objects, carved wooden objects, rural cattle-raising tools, a loom, local clothes and weapons from the Greek Revolution of 1821. The museum also contains portraits and personal belongings of individuals such as Zacharias Papantoniou and Stefanos Granitsas, paintings of the popular local painters Christos Kagaras and Lefteris Theodorou and the personal book collection of Zacharias Papantoniou. Other notable sights are the remaining nine churches of the village.

Population

Year Village population Community population
1981 - 601
1991 360 -
2001 474 808

Gallery

See also

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.

External links

Subdivisions of the municipality of Agrafa
Municipal unit of Agrafa
  • Agrafa
  • Epiniana
  • Marathos
  • Monastiraki
  • Tridendro
  • Trovato
  • Vrangiana
Municipal unit of Aperantia
  • Granitsa
  • Limeri
  • Lithochori
  • Sivista
  • Topoliana
  • Valaora
  • Voulpi
Municipal unit of Aspropotamos
  • Kedra
  • Lepiana
  • Neo Argyri
  • Prasia
  • Raptopoulo
Municipal unit of Fragkista
  • Anatoliki Fragkista
  • Dytiki Fragkista
  • Episkopi
  • Marathia
  • Palaiochori
  • Palaiokatouna
  • Tripotamo
Municipal unit of Viniani
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