Melissi, Grevena

Melissi
Settlement
Melissi
Coordinates: 39°58′35″N 21°30′3″E
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Grevena
Municipality	Grevena
Municipal unit	Grevena
Community	Agioi Theodoroi
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΖ

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]

See also

• List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit

References

1. Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Plesia – Melissi". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
2. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Plesia (Kozanis)". ΕΕΤΑΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
3. 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.