Kranionas

Community in Macedonia, Greece

40°37′9″N 21°12′48″E / 40.61917°N 21.21333°E / 40.61917; 21.21333CountryGreeceGeographic regionMacedoniaAdministrative regionWestern MacedoniaRegional unitKastoriaMunicipalityKastoriaMunicipal unitKorestiaPopulation

(2021)^[1]

• Community2Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kranionas (Greek: Κρανιώνας, before 1926: Δρανοβαίνη – Dranovaini^[2]) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.^[3] The village Kranionas had a total of 623 inhabitants, populated by 60 Slavophones.^[4]

References

^ "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.
^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Dranovaini – Kranionas". Pandektis. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
^ Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 516. Retrieved 14 June 2024. "(Άνω και Κάτω) Κρανιώνας, Πληθυσμός: 623, Σλαυόφωνοι: 60"