Pyrgoi

Pyrgoi Πύργοι
Pyrgoi
Coordinates: 40°40.2′N 21°50′E / 40.6700°N 21.833°E / 40.6700; 21.833Coordinates: 40°40.2′N 21°50′E / 40.6700°N 21.833°E / 40.6700; 21.833
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Kozani
Municipality	Eordaia
Municipal unit	Vermio
Highest elevation	765 m (2,510 ft)
Lowest elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Community
• Population	768
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	500 06
Area code(s)	+30-2463-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration	ΚΖ

Pyrgoi (Greek: Πύργοι) (formerly Katranitsa and Kalavryta) is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.^[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vermio, of which it was a municipal district.^[1] The 2011 census recorded 768 inhabitants in the village.^[2]

The Monument of the nazi's massacre at the Pyrgoi (Katranitsa)

On April 24, 1944 there was a massacre of civilians by German Nazis and their local accomplices. The events were later subject of dozens of documentaries and emissions and generated wide interest. Among the atrocities that were committed, 368 men women and children were killed and burned alive. Colonel Karl Schümers of 7th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment was responsible for the massacres at Pyrgoi, Kleisoura Kastoria, and Distomo Boeotia which tolled over 1,000 men, women and children. The town was completely destroyed and survivors were forced to walk to Ptolemais. An annual memorial ceremony is held for the victims.

Notable people

• Petar Ičko, Ottoman and Serbian diplomat

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