Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis. Its population is about 600. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is also the seat of the province of Gortynia. The village is unofficially connected by GR-334. Throughout the town, the road is narrow. GR-74 is about 11 km S. It is located SE of Olympia and Pyrgos, SW of Vytina, 60 km W of Tripoli, W of Megalopoli, GR-7, GR-76 and Karytaina and NE of Andritsaina. Its nearest community is Stremnitsa to the south. Most of the population in the 2001 census only had two communities over 100 people, many had 100 before the mid-20th century. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Greece Interstate 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street, now begins at the beltway, and had a branch ending at Olympia, and ends near Vytina, and Levídi, and some think it still ends at Ellinikon near Andritsaina and Megalopolis. ... Greece Interstate 74 is a highway linking Pyrgos, Olympia, Tripoli and GR-7/E65. ... Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía or Ολύμπια Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a city of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. ... ... For a place in southern Kosovo near Macedonia, see Vitina. ... Tripoli (Greek, Modern: Τρίπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s; see also List of traditional Greek place names), older form and Latin: Tripolis, rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza is a city in the central part of the Peloponnesos, Greece, and the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the province of Mantineia which is... Ancient Megalopolis, or now Megalópoli (Μεγαλοπολη) is a town in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia. ... Greece Interstate 7 is a north-to-south highway that runs from Kalamata in the south and ends in Corinth in the north. ... Greece Interstate 76 (Pyrgos - Andritsaina - Megalopoli) is an west to east highway linking 2 km W of Krestena with GR-9/ E55, Andritsaina and SE of Megalopoli (until 2003, in Megalopoli). ... Karitaina or Karitena ( Greek: Καρύταινα), rarely Carytaina or Carytena, primarily Karytaina or Karytena (Καρύταινα) until 1940 is a townlocated in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia in the central Peloponnese. ... Andritsaina (Greek: Ανδρίτσαινα), also Andritsena is a community and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the middle of a highway, officially and unofficially GR-76 between Krestena and Megalopoli. ...

The village has a school, a historical library, several churches, a post office, a water-power museum, hotels and a square (plateia). The village is located on the valley which has a small creek to its west and the residential area covers the eastern part of a mountain. Another mountain is located to its west. The area north and east of Dimitsaina is covered pine forests and is rare connected with the Maenalus ranges. Deforested mountains cover the area west and south of Dimitsaina. Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ... The Mainalo or Menalo ( Greek, Modern: Μαίναλο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms: Mainalon, Mainalos, Menalon, Menalos, rarely Menalus or Mainalos, Latin forms: Maenalos and Maenalus, rarely Maenalon is a mountain range that spans about 15 to 20 from north to south (southwest of Tripoli to NE of Vytina) and from...

Until the 1960s, much of the town did not have electricity and until the 1980s, most of the houses were stone-built. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

Communities

• Dimitsana
  • Karkalou
  • Aimyalo Monastery
  • Palaiochori
• Melissopetra
• Panagia
• Rados
• Rizospilia (pop: 33)
  • Kato Rizospilia (pop: 22)
• Zatouna
  • Vloggos
  • Markos
• Zygovisti

Dimitsana

Zygovisti or Zigovisti (Greek, Modern: Ζυγοβίστι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Zigovistion, is a village that is located 6 km SSE of Dimitsana and 2 km from the Karytaina - Dimitsana Road in the municipality of Dimitsana and in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 851 KB) Beschreibung: de:Dimitsana). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 851 KB) Beschreibung: de:Dimitsana). ...

Population history

1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

External links:

• Municipality of Dimitsana (official site, pages in Greek and in English)
• Dimitsana
• The Philosophos Monastery
• http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefectures/_english/Arkadias/Dimitsana.htm
• The Water Museum of Dimitsana
• http://www.diasnews.com/languag/spain/dimitssp.htm (in Spanish)
• http://www2.forthnet.gr/kazakos/dimitsana.htm (in Greek)
• Dimitsana in Gortynia (in Greek)
• Images of Dimitsana (in Greek)
• Weather in Dimitsaina (in Greek)
• Municipality of Dimitsaina
• GTP - Dimitsana
• GTP - Dimitsana municipality
• traveljournals.net - Dimitsaina
• Map and aerial photos:
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
  • Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image not yet available
• Coordinates: 37°35′37″N, 22°2′39″E

See also:

• Communities of Arcadia

Here are communities and communes including sections in the prefecture of Arcadia in Greece: A-B Aetorrachi Agia Sofia Agia Varvara Agiorgitika Agios Vasileios Agios Andreas Agios Andreas Beach/Paralia Agiou Andreou Agios Georgios Agios Konstantinos Agios Panteleimonas Agios Panteleimonas Agios Petros Agios Sostis Agios Vasileios Agriakona Agridi Akovos Goupata...