Kranea or Krania (, ) 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
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Kranea is an
Aromanian (
Vlach
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) village.
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According to traveller
François Pouqueville
François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville (; 4 November 1770 – 20 December 1838) was a French diplomat, writer, explorer, physician and historian, and member of the Institut de France.
He traveled extensively throughout Ottoman-occupied G ...
, Kranea was formed in 1507 when the villages of Turia and Paleohori were merged.
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See also
*List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Grevena regional unit, Greece.
* Agalaioi
* Agapi
* Agioi Theodoroi
* Agios Georgios, Grevena
* Agios Georgios, Deskati
* Agios Kosmas
* Aidonia
* Aimilianos
* Alatopetra
* Amygdalies
* Anavryta
* A ...
References
Populated places in Grevena (regional unit)
Grevena
Aromanian settlements in Greece
Populated places established in 1507
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