Kentro, Grevena
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Kentro
Κέντρο | |
|---|---|
  Kentro | |
| Coordinates: 40°1.1′N 21°37.3′E / 40.0183°N 21.6217°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Municipal unit | Ventzio |
| Area | |
• Community | 42.42 km2 (16.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 654 m (2,146 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 161 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 511 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
| Vehicle registration | PN |
Kentro (Greek: Κέντρο, before 1927: Βέντσια – Ventsia)[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 Ventzio, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 161 residents in the community.[1] The community of Kentro covers an area of 42.42 km2.[4]
According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 207 Greek Christians and 150 Greek Muslims lived in the village in 1900.[5]
Ventsia was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[6][7] The 1920 Greek census recorded 261 people in the village, and 260 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923.[8] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Ventsia were from Asia Minor (3) and Pontus (35) in 1926.[8] The 1928 Greek census recorded 131 village inhabitants.[8] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 39 (122 people).[8]