Vytina

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Vytina
Βυτίνα
Vytina

Coordinates: 37°40′N 22°11′E / 37.667°N 22.183°E / 37.667; 22.183Coordinates: 37°40′N 22°11′E / 37.667°N 22.183°E / 37.667; 22.183
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Arcadia
Municipality Gortynia
Elevation 1,036 m (3,399 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Municipal unit 2,012
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 220 10
Area code(s) 27950
Website www.dimosvitinas.gr
View of the central street in Vytina.

Vytina (Greek: Βυτίνα) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The seat of the municipality was the village Vytina. The village is located at the foot of the mountain range Mainalo. The area produces marble, a variation called the Black of Vytina. Vytina is 10 km east of Levidi, 15 km northeast of Dimitsana and 24 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Tripoli - Pyrgos) passes through Vytina. The ancient Arcadian city Methydrion was located near Vytina.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Vytina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Population history

Year Village Community Municipality
1981 - 876 -
1991 824 - 1,993
2001 885 999 2,012

People

The father of the historian Constantine Paparrigopoulos, Dimitrios Paparrigopoulos was born in Vytina. Other important Vytiniots include the jurist Vasileios Oikonomidis, the provost marshal Ioannis Dimakopoulos, the iconographer Othon Giavopoulos and Kollias Vytiniotis.

See also

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)

External links

 Kleitor Levidi
Lagkadia Levidi
   Vytina  
Dimitsana Trikolonoi Falanthos
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