Dimitsana
| Dimitsana Δημητσάνα |
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| Coordinates | 37°36′N 22°3′E / 37.6°N 22.05°ECoordinates: 37°36′N 22°3′E / 37.6°N 22.05°E |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit: | Arcadia |
| Municipality: | Gortynia |
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| - Population: | 1,337 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 950 m (3,117 ft) |
| Postal: | 220 07 |
| Telephone: | 27950 |
| Auto: | TP |
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| www.dimitsana.gr | |
Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[1] It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis. Its population is 730.
Dimnitsana is built on a mountain slope above the river Lousios, at about 950 m elevation. It is located 53 km east of Pyrgos, 31 km northwest of Tripoli, 23 km northwest of Megalopoli and 17 km northeast of Andritsaina. The village has a school, a historical library, several churches, a post office, an open air water-power museum,[2] an open amphitheater, hotels and a square.
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[edit] Subdivisions
The municipal unit Dimitsana is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Dimitsana (Dimitsana, Karkalou, Moni Aimyalon i Filosofou, Palaiochori)
- Melissopetra
- Panagia
- Rados
- Rizospilia (Rizospilia, Kato Rizospilia)
- Zatouna (Zatouna, Vlongos, Markos)
- Zigovisti
With 611 inhabitants (2001 census), Dimitsana is the largest village of the community Dimitsana. Karkalou, 6 km northeast of Dimitsana, had 75 inhabitants in 2001. Palaiochori, 1 km south of Dimitsana, had 39 inhabitants in 2001.
[edit] Population history
| Year | Village | Community | Municipal unit |
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| 1981 | - | 760 | - |
| 1991 | - | 739 | 1,529 |
| 2001 | 611 | 730 | 1,337 |
[edit] Notable people
- Germanos, metropolitan bishop of Patras (1771–1826)
- Gregory V (1746–1821), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
- Theophanes III (1570-1644), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Tassos Gritsopoulos, historian
- Archbishop Ieremias of Gortyna
[edit] Gallery
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House in Dimitsana.
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The statue of Gregory V in Dimitsana.
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Old Houses
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Snapshot
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Street in Dimitsana
[edit] References
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ^ Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation description of the museum
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dimitsana |
- Municipality of Dimitsana (official site, pages in Greek and in English)
- Dimitsana
- Dimitsana in Gortynia (in Greek)
- GTP - Dimitsana
- GTP - Dimitsana municipality
- Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation open air water-power museum
[edit] See also
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Iraia | Lagkadia | Vytina | |
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| Andritsaina | Gortyna | Trikolonoi |
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