Dimitsana
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Dimitsana () is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 110.759 km2. Dimitsana is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis. It has been registered as a traditional settlement.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Δημητσάνας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 739
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Peloponnese
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Arcadia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Gortynia
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 708
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 424
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 110.8
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 945
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 220 07
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 27950
- Greek Dimos.licence
- TP
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Dimitsana.jpg
- Greek Dimos.name
- Dimitsana
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Δημητσάνα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Dimitsanas.svg
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Dimitsana () is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 110.759 km2. Dimitsana is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis. It has been registered as a traditional settlement.
Dimitsana is built on a mountain slope at an elevation of 950 meters. From its southern side a marvelous view of the Megalopolis plain and Taygetus is provided. Dimitsana 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, an open amphitheater, hotels and a square.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dimitsana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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