Avdella
Sign in to saveAvdella (; ) is a village and a former municipality in Grevena regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of Grevena. It is a seasonal Aromanian (Vlach) village. Located in the Pindus mountains at 1250–1350 metres altitude, its summer population is about 3000 and in the winter there are only a few residents. The 2021 census recorded 73 inhabitants. It is notable as the birthplace of the Manakis brothers, and appears in the opening sequence of the film Ulysses' Gaze. The community of Avdella covers an area of 43.243 km2.
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Place details
- Locality
- Αβδέλλα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 130
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Avdella
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Avdellas.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Western Macedonia
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Grevena
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Grevena
- Greek Dimos.population
- 73
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area
- 43.243
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 1300
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 510 32
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- +30-2462
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Ottoman Empire
- Population
- +280
- Elevation
- +1300
- Image
- Avdella01.JPG
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Article
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- History
- Population
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- See also
Avdella (; ) is a village and a former municipality in Grevena regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of Grevena. It is a seasonal Aromanian (Vlach) village. Located in the Pindus mountains at 1250–1350 metres altitude, its summer population is about 3000 and in the winter there are only a few residents. The 2021 census recorded 73 inhabitants. It is notable as the birthplace of the Manakis brothers, and appears in the opening sequence of the film Ulysses' Gaze. The community of Avdella covers an area of 43.243 km2.
== History == thumb|Panorama of the village Avdella. 1898. Photo taken by Manaki Brothers (Damaged glass plate) The first foundation of Avdella remains unknown. Perhaps it was connected to the creation of settlements on the mountain range of Smolikas with the delivery of veterinary surgeon activity of region. In the beginning, Aromanian families created small family settlements which were fused and became a single settlement such as current Avdella. The foundation and the growth of Avdella is associated with the rise of livestock-farming taking into account the pastoral habits of the locals. Before 1800, the village was situated in the "Fântîne", but the residents, mostly large families of Aromanian shepherds moved to the current position due to better climate.