Kranea
Κρανέα | |
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Coordinates: 39°53.8′N 21°16.8′E / 39.8967°N 21.2800°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Grevena |
Municipality | Grevena |
Municipal unit | Gorgiani |
Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
Community | |
• Population | 385 (2011) |
• Area (km2) | 70.929 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 510 31 |
Area code(s) | +30-2462-xxx-xxx |
Vehicle registration | PNx-xxxx |
Kranea, Krania or Crania (Greek: Κρανέα or Κρανιά, Aromanian: Turia) is an Aromanian village and a community of the Grevena municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Gorgiani, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 385 residents in the village.[1] The community of Kranea covers an area of 70.929 km2.[3]
According to the French traveller François Pouqueville, the settlement was formed in 1507 when the villages of Turia and Paleohori were merged.[4][5]