Greveniti
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Greveniti
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  Greveniti | |
| Coordinates: 39°48.3′N 21°0.2′E / 39.8050°N 21.0033°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | East Zagori |
| Area | |
• Community | 37.077 km2 (14.316 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 109 |
| • Density | 2.94/km2 (7.61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 440 14 |
| Area code | +30-2656 |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Greveniti (Greek: Γρεβενίτι, Aromanian: Grebenitsli, Gribinitsli)[2][3] is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality in Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece.[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district.[4] The 2021 census recorded 109 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Greveniti covers an area of 37.077 km2.[5] The community consists of the villages Greveniti and Ampelos. The village of Greveniti is located in the eastern part of the Zagori region, close to a hill named Toufa.[3]
The linguist Kostas Oikonomou wrote that the toponym with the suffix -itis has two derivations.[3] The first, Grevenitis, stems from the placename Grevena, originating from greveno, 'rock', and derived from the Slavic grebenъ, 'ridge', 'rock'.[3] Oikonomou stated this interpretation aligns with the Aromanian name of the village, Grebenitsli, and the tradition where the village was settled by inhabitants of the Grevena region.[3] The second derivation is from greveno, as in the above etymology, and the suffix -itis, where grevenitis means 'place with many rocks'.[3]
