Dimitsana

Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. 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.

The village has a school, a church, a post office, a water 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 parts covers the mountains west and south of Dimitsaina.

Until the 1960s, much of the town did not have electricity and until the 1980s, most of the houses were stone-built.

Communities

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

Population history

External links:

• 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

See also:

• Communities of Arcadia