Bizani

Bizani Μπιζάνι
Bizani
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°34′N 20°52′E / 39.567°N 20.867°ECoordinates: 39°34′N 20°52′E / 39.567°N 20.867°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	Ioannina
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,241
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Bizani (Greek: Μπιζάνι) is a village and a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ioannina, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] In 2001 its population was 4,241. The seat of the municipality was in Pedini. The municipal unit is situated in the plains and low hills south and southwest of Ioannina. The Greek National Road 5 (Ioannina - Arta), the Greek National Road 17 (Ioannina - Dodoni) and the Egnatia Odos motorway (Igoumenitsa - Ioannina - Thessaloniki) pass through the municipal unit.

Subdivisions

The municipalunit Bizani is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Ampeleia (Ampeleia, Filothei)
• Bizani (Neo Bizani, Koloniati)
• Asvestochori
• Kontsika (Kontsika, Synoikismos Kontsikas)
• Kosmira
• Manoliasa
• Pedini (Pedini, Fteri, Chioniasa)

Population

Year	Population
1991	3,052
2001	4,241

History

Bizani was the location of the Battle of Bizani that took place in February 1913 as part of the Balkan Wars as the last stronghold for Ioannina and the remainder of Epirus before ending almost five centuries of Ottoman Turkish rule.

See also

• List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit

External links

• Bizani at the GTP Travel Pages

References

1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)