Agios Georgios, Grevena
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Agios Georgios
Άγιος Γεώργιος | |
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  Agios Georgios | |
| Coordinates: 40°11.8′N 21°24.5′E / 40.1967°N 21.4083°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Municipal unit | Irakleotes |
| Area | |
• Community | 23.129 km2 (8.930 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 324 |
| • Density | 14.0/km2 (36.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 510 30 |
| Area code | +30-2462 |
| Vehicle registration | PN |
Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος, before 1927: Τσούρχλι – Tsourchli)[2] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Irakleotes, of which it was a municipal district and the seat.[3] The 2021 census recorded 324 residents in the village.[1] The community of Agios Georgios covers an area of 23.129 km2.[4]
According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 200 Greek Christians, 400 Greek Muslims and 40 Romani lived in the village in 1900.[5]
Tsourchli was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[6] The 1920 Greek census recorded 919 people in the village, and 400 inhabitants (90 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsourchli were from Asia Minor (15) and Pontus (111) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 785 village inhabitants.[7] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 124 (413 people).[7]
