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]
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edit- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Plesia – Melissi". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Plesia (Kozanis)". ΕΕΤΑΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d 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.