Griva
Γρίβα
Griva is located in Greece
Griva
Griva
Coordinates: 40°56.16′N 22°24.00′E / 40.93600°N 22.40000°E / 40.93600; 22.40000
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitKilkis
MunicipalityPaionia
Municipal unitGoumenissa
Lowest elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Community
  Population770 (2011)
  Area (km2)21.357
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
613 00
Area code(s)2343
Vehicle registrationKI
Websitehttp://www.griva-kilkis.blogspot.gr (Greek)

Griva (Greek: Γρίβα, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Крива, Kriva) is a small village located in the Kilkis regional unit in Central Macedonia, Greece. The village hovers on the southeastern portion of Mount Paiko at 470 meters (1541.1 feet) above sea level.

Griva, with a population of 770 people, is the largest village in the municipal unit of Goumenissa besides Goumenissa proper.

Because of the complete destruction of the village by the Ottomans in 1912 during the First Balkan War, there are no structures still existing that were built prior to this period. The village's architecture is the basic standard architecture for nearly all of the towns of the region, with narrow streets, small passageways between the buildings, and cottages fit perfectly into the natural environment of the mountainside. According to a Yugoslav study, in 1961 of a population of 1,280, an estimated 1,180 Macedonian speakers lived in the village alongside 100 Pontic Greeks.[2]

Demographics

According to the National Statistical Center of Greece, in 1981, 1991 and 2001, the population of Griva is as follows:

Year Population
2011770
2001813
1991779
1981861
The snow-covered landscape of Griva, including the church of St. Athanasius the Great, located in the center
View of the town hall.
Street

Location

Griva is located 72 kilometers (45 mi) northwest of Thessaloniki, 542 kilometers (337 mi) north of Athens and is located within the Municipality of Goumenissa.

Economy

Local agriculture produces chestnuts, sheep, and timber.

Education

Griva had one primary school and one elementary school but they both closed down due to the low number of students.

Culture

Filmography: In 1981, director Tasos Psaras filmed The Factory (Greek : Το Εργοστάσιο)(French : L 'Ucine) in various places within Griva.

Churches

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Todor Simonovski, The Inhabited Places of Aegean Macedonia, Skopje, 1978, p. 278
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