Griva, Kilkis

Griva
Γρίβα
Community
Griva is located in Greece
Griva
Griva
Coordinates: 40°56.16′N 22°24.00′E / 40.93600°N 22.40000°E / 40.93600; 22.40000
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitKilkis
MunicipalityPaionia
Municipal unitGoumenissa
Area
 • Community
21.357 km2 (8.246 sq mi)
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
587
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
613 00
Area code(s)2343
Vehicle registrationKI
Websitehttp://www.griva-kilkis.blogspot.gr (Greek)

Griva (Greek: Γρίβα, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Крива, Kriva) is a village located in the Kilkis regional unit in Central Macedonia, Greece.[2] The village hovers on the southeastern portion of Mount Paiko at 460 m (1,510 ft) above sea level.

Griva, with a population of 587 people (2021), is the largest village in the municipal unit of Goumenissa besides Goumenissa proper.[1]

Because of the complete destruction of the village by the Ottomans in 1912 during the First Balkan War, there are no structures still existing that were built prior to this period. The village's architecture is the basic standard architecture for nearly all of the towns of the region, with narrow streets, small passageways between the buildings, and cottages fit perfectly into the natural environment of the mountainside. According to a Yugoslav study, in 1961 of a population of 1,280, an estimated 1,180 Macedonian speakers lived in the village alongside 100 Pontic Greeks.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1981861—    
1991779−9.5%
2001[4]782+0.4%
2011[5]770−1.5%
2021[1]587−23.8%
The snow-covered landscape of Griva, including the church of St. Athanasius the Great, located in the center
View of the town hall.
Street

Location

Griva is located 72 kilometers (45 mi) northwest of Thessaloniki, 542 kilometers (337 mi) north of Athens and is located within the Municipality of Goumenissa.

Economy

Local agriculture produces chestnuts, sheep, and timber.

Education

Griva had one primary school and one elementary school but they both closed down due to the low number of students.

Culture

Filmography: In 1981, director Tasos Psaras filmed The Factory (Greek : Το Εργοστάσιο)(French : L 'Ucine) in various places within Griva.

Churches

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ Todor Simonovski, The Inhabited Places of Aegean Macedonia, Skopje, 1978, p. 278
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.