Kranea, Grevena
Community in Greece
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Kranea or Krania (Greek: Κρανέα or Κρανιά, Aromanian: Turia) 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.[2] The 2021 census recorded 192 residents in the village.[1] The community of Kranea covers an area of 70.929 km2.[3] Kranea is an Aromanian (Vlach) village.[4][5][6]
Kranea
Κρανέα | |
|---|---|
  Kranea | |
| Coordinates: 39°53.8′N 21°16.8′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Municipal unit | Gorgiani |
| Area | |
• Community | 70.929 km2 (27.386 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 192 |
| • Density | 2.71/km2 (7.01/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 510 31 |
| Area code | +30-2462 |
| Vehicle registration | PN |
According to traveller François Pouqueville, Kranea was formed in 1507 when the villages of Turia and Paleohori were merged.[7][8]
