Griva, Kilkis
Griva (Greek: Γρίβα, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Крива, Kriva) is a village located in the Kilkis regional unit in Central Macedonia, Greece. The village hovers on the southeastern portion of Mount Paiko at 460 m (1,510 ft) above sea level.
Griva
Γρίβα | |
|---|---|
Community | |
Griva | |
| Coordinates: 40°56.16′N 22°24.00′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Paionia |
| Municipal unit | Goumenissa |
| Area | |
| • Community | 21.357 km2 (8.246 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Community | 587 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 613 00 |
| Area code(s) | 2343 |
| Vehicle registration | KI |
| Website | http://www.griva-kilkis.blogspot.gr (Greek) |
Griva, with a population of 587 people (2021), is the largest village in the municipal unit of Goumenissa besides Goumenissa proper.
Because of the complete destruction of the village by the Ottomans in 1912 during the First Balkan War, there are no structures still existing that were built prior to this period. The village's architecture is the basic standard architecture for nearly all of the towns of the region, with narrow streets, small passageways between the buildings, and cottages fit perfectly into the natural environment of the mountainside. According to a Yugoslav study, in 1961 of a population of 1,280, an estimated 1,180 Macedonian speakers lived in the village alongside 100 Pontic Greeks.