Gramos, Greece

For the mountain range in Greece, see Gramos.

Gramos (Greek: Γράμος, Aromanian: Gramosta) is a remote mountain village and a former municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Nestorio municipality as a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 59.422 km².^[3] Population 10 (2021). The village is a traditional Aromanian (Vlach) settlement, named after the nearby Gramos mountains to its south. It lies very close to the Albanian border. The source of the river Aliakmonas is near Gramos. It had the smallest population of any municipality in Greece at 28 inhabitants in the 2001 Greek census. It was also the least densely populated community or municipality in Greece, at 0.47 inhabitants/km². A small road connects Gramos with Nestorio, 20 km to its east. Gramos is the nearest village to Lake Gkistova.

Gramos Γράμος
Municipal unit
Gramos Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°23′N 20°50′E
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Kastoria
Municipality	Nestorio
Area
• Municipal unit	59.4 km2 (22.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	10
• Municipal unit density	0.17/km2 (0.44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	KT
Website	nestorio.gr

History

The wider settlement is thought to have been created by the amalgamation of smaller settlements in the 17th century. Its inhabitants were engaged in nomadic animal husbandry and craftsmanship. It also had several craftsmen, and in the 17th century Grammousta was famous for its hagiographers.^[4]

The development of the economy of Gramos led to the overpopulation of herds and people in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Since 1756, a Greek school had been operating in the village.^[5]

Notable people

• Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus (1737–1828), Aromanian physician and noble in Austria
• Vassilis Rapotikas (1888–1943), Aromanian revolutionary and separatist, one of the leading members of the Aromanian Roman Legion

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
4. Eugenia Drakopoulou, Anastasia Tourta (editor), Icons from the orthodox communities of Albania. Collection of the national museum of Medieval art, Korcë, European Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine monuments, Kapon Editions, 2006, σελ. 107.
5. "Οδοιπορικό στη Γράμμουστα". Βλάχοι.net (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-19.