Georgitsa

Settlement in Macedonia, Greece

39°54′36″N 21°24′22″E / 39.91000°N 21.40611°E / 39.91000; 21.40611CountryGreeceGeographic regionMacedoniaAdministrative regionWestern MacedoniaRegional unitGrevenaMunicipalityGrevenaMunicipal unitGrevenaCommunityAgioi TheodoroiTime zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Vehicle registrationΚΖ

Georgitsa (Greek: Γεωργίτσα) was a village in Grevena Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It was part of the community of Agioi Theodoroi.^[1]

Georgitsa was inhabited by Aromanians.^[2]^[3] During the 1960s it became deserted and its population moved to the new village of Agioi Theodoroi, founded by people from Georgitsa and two other nearby villages.^[4]^[5]^[6] Georgitsa was placed under the direct control of the municipality of Grevena in 1997 and later the village was abolished on 9 May 2011.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Γεωργίτσα (Κοζάνης)". ΕΕΤΑΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ Exarchos, Giorgis; Lazarou, Achilleus G. (2001). Οι Ελληνοβλάχοι (Αρμανοί) [The Greek Vlachs (Aromanians)]. Ekdoseis Kastaniote. p. 207. ISBN 9789600327847.
^ Koukoudis 2003, pp. 195–196. "The second, southerly group of Vlach villages in the Grevena area consists of... Yeoryitsa"
^ Sarantis, Theodoros (1987). "Τα Γρεβενά (Συμβολή στην ιστορία τους)". Makedonika (in Greek). 26: 260.
^ Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 266. ISBN 9789607760869. "Veloni and Yeoryitsa were completely deserted in the 1960s. The inhabitants of Yeoryitsa moved to the neighbouring village of Ayii Theodori."
^ Kantouris, Kostas (5 September 2022). "Από Αυτό το Χωριό των Γρεβενών Μοιάζει να Έφυγαν Όλοι οι Κάτοικοι" [From This Village of Grevena It Looks Like All the Residents Have Left] (in Greek). Vice. Retrieved 4 September 2024.