Country Greece Lowest elevation 680 m (2,230 ft) Postal code 500 06 Municipality Eordaia Municipal unit Vermio, Kozani | Highest elevation 765 m (2,510 ft) Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code(s) +30-2463-xxx-xxx Administrative region Western Macedonia Regional unit Kozani | |
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Pyrgoi (Greek: Πύργοι) (formerly Katranitsa and Kalavryta) is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vermio, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 768 inhabitants in the village.
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Map of Pyrgoi 500 06, Greece
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.