Melissi, Grevena

Settlement in Macedonia, Greece

39°58′35″N 21°30′3″E / 39.97639°N 21.50083°E / 39.97639; 21.50083CountryGreeceGeographic regionMacedoniaAdministrative regionWestern MacedoniaRegional unitGrevenaMunicipalityGrevenaMunicipal unitGrevenaCommunityAgioi TheodoroiTime zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Vehicle registrationΚΖ

Melissi (Greek: Μελίσσι, before 1927: Πλέσια – Plesia)^[1]^[2] was a village in Grevena Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It was part of the community of Agioi Theodoroi.

The 1920 Greek census recorded 24 people in the village.^[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Plesia were from Pontus (54) in 1926.^[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 202 village inhabitants.^[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 54 (183 people).^[3] The village was abolished on 9 May 2011.^[2]

References

^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Plesia – Melissi". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Plesia (Kozanis)". ΕΕΤΑΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 85. Retrieved 3 September 2024.