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Pyrgoi

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Also known as Katranitsa

Pyrgoi (, before 1927: Κατράνιτσα – Katranitsa) is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality. It is located in Northern Greece, in the region of Western Macedonia. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vermio, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 745 inhabitants in the village.

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Place details

Locality
Πύργοι
Region
Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
Country
Ελλάς
Population
0

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • From classical antiquity to the Roman Empire
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Greek War of Independence
  • Macedonian Struggle
  • Interwar period
  • Second World War (the Pyrgoi massacre)
  • Notable people
  • References

Pyrgoi (, before 1927: Κατράνιτσα – Katranitsa) is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality. It is located in Northern Greece, in the region of Western Macedonia. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vermio, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 745 inhabitants in the village.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pyrgoi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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