Gramos
Γράμος
Gramos is located in Greece
Gramos
Gramos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°23′N 20°50′E / 40.383°N 20.833°E / 40.383; 20.833
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityNestorio
 • Municipal unit59.4 km2 (22.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
18
 • Municipal unit density0.30/km2 (0.78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationKT
Websitehttp://nestorio.gr/

Gramos (Greek: Γράμος, Aromanian: Gramosta) is a remote mountain village and a former municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Nestorio municipality as a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 59.422 km2.[3] Population 18 (2011). The village is a traditional Aromanian (Vlach) settlement, named after the nearby Gramos mountains to its south. It lies very close to the Albanian border. The source of the river Aliakmonas is near Gramos. It had the smallest population of any municipality in Greece at 28 inhabitants in the 2001 Greek census. It was also the least densely populated community or municipality in Greece, at 0.47 inhabitants/km2. A small road connects Gramos with Nestorio, 20 km to its east. Gramos is the nearest village to Lake Gkistova.

History

The wider settlement is thought to have been created by the amalgamation of smaller settlements in the 17th century. Its inhabitants were engaged in nomadic animal husbandry and craftsmanship. It also had several craftsmen, and in the 17th century Grammousta was famous for its hagiographers.[4]

The development of the economy of Gramos led to the overpopulation of herds and people in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Since 1756, a Greek school had been operating in the village. From Gramos came the physician-philosopher Ioannis Nikolidis, a member of the Vienna Medical Association as early as 1871.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  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. ^ Eugenia Drakopoulou, Anastasia Tourta (editor), Icons from the orthodox communities of Albania. Collection of the national museum of Medieval art, Korcë, European Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine monuments, Kapon Editions, 2006, σελ. 107.
  5. ^ "Οδοιπορικό στη Γράμμουστα". Βλάχοι.net (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-19.
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