Ano Pedina
Ano Pedina
Άνω Πεδινά | |
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Settlement | |
  Ano Pedina | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′48″N 20°42′21″E / 39.88°N 20.7057°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | Central Zagori |
| Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 144 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Ano Pedina (Template:Lang-el, before 1928: Άνω Σουδενά - Ano Soudena [2]) is one of the villages in Central Zagori in the Ioannina regional unit, northwestern Greece. It is located on the western slopes of Mt Tymfi.
History
The village is mentioned in a Golden Bulle of bishop Symeon Paleologos of Serbia from 1362. There are two monasteries, the monastery of Evangelistria and the monastery of Agia Paraskevi. The first is the oldest, restored in 1786, while the second was founded in 1750.[3]
Notable men
- Neophytos Doukas, humanist.
References
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ 1st and 2nd name change
- ^ Λαμπρίδης Ιωάννης "Ζαγοριακά", Τυπογραφείον Αυγής, Αθήνα, 1870
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