Kato Pedina
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Kato Pedina is a village in the Ioannina Prefecture
in Epirus, Greece
. It is in the municipality of Zagori
and its population was counted as 87 in the 2001 census.
, also known as Zagorohoria, and is in the municipal division of Central Zagori
.
Kato Pedina is situated in a mountainous area and is built 940 m above sea level. Farmlands are within the village area. Its main economy is only based in agriculture. The village are between the Mitsikeli
and Stouros mountains, in the other side, the first which has the name Bafara(c)hi (Μπαφαράχη), the second is in a mountain crest.
was called Ano Soudena). The name is of Slavic origin and either means cold ground or "place of meeting". It is possible that the village was formed after the merge of other villages that existed nearby. Most of the Zagori villages have Slavic names that were given to them during the Slavonic raids.
In the location of Gkortzia and Lakkia Spanou, an ancient tomb that dates back to the end of the 2nd millennium BC
was discovered. As a settlement, Kato Pedina was famous during the Byzantine era (the older written source of the name was founded in the edict of Andronicus II Palaeologus, in 1321 along with the villages of Papingo, Elafotopos and Ano Pedina
), it is one of the oldest villages in Zagori.
The settlement, as all Zagori villages, enjoyed a great growth after the 16th century.
.
Ioannina Prefecture
Ioannina is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the city of Ioannina. It is the largest regional unit in Epirus, and one of the largest regional units of Greece.-Geography:...
in Epirus, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is in the municipality of Zagori
Zagori
Zagori , is a region and a municipality in the Pindus mountains in Epirus, in northwestern Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Asprangeloi. It has an area of some 1,000 square kilometres and contains 45 villages known as Zagoria , and is in the shape of an upturned equilateral...
and its population was counted as 87 in the 2001 census.
Location
Kato Pedina is one of the Zagori villagesZagori
Zagori , is a region and a municipality in the Pindus mountains in Epirus, in northwestern Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Asprangeloi. It has an area of some 1,000 square kilometres and contains 45 villages known as Zagoria , and is in the shape of an upturned equilateral...
, also known as Zagorohoria, and is in the municipal division of Central Zagori
Central Zagori
Central Zagori is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zagori, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 1601 in 2001. The seat of the municipality was in Asprangeloi....
.
Kato Pedina is situated in a mountainous area and is built 940 m above sea level. Farmlands are within the village area. Its main economy is only based in agriculture. The village are between the Mitsikeli
Mitsikeli
Mitsikeli is a mountain range in the central part of the Pindus mountains, in Epirus, Greece. The mountain is located northeast of Ioannina and Lake Ioannina. Its highest elevation is 1,810 m....
and Stouros mountains, in the other side, the first which has the name Bafara(c)hi (Μπαφαράχη), the second is in a mountain crest.
History
The village was once called Kato Soudena (as Ano PedinaAno Pedina
Ano Pedina , previously known also as Ano Kampos and Ano Soudena , is one of the villages in Central Zagori in the Ioannina Prefecture, Greece. It is located on the western slopes of Mt Tymphe.- History :...
was called Ano Soudena). The name is of Slavic origin and either means cold ground or "place of meeting". It is possible that the village was formed after the merge of other villages that existed nearby. Most of the Zagori villages have Slavic names that were given to them during the Slavonic raids.
In the location of Gkortzia and Lakkia Spanou, an ancient tomb that dates back to the end of the 2nd millennium BC
2nd millennium BC
The 2nd millennium BC marks the transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age.Its first half is dominated by the Middle Kingdom of Egypt and Babylonia. The alphabet develops. Indo-Iranian migration onto the Iranian plateau and onto the Indian subcontinent propagates the use of the chariot...
was discovered. As a settlement, Kato Pedina was famous during the Byzantine era (the older written source of the name was founded in the edict of Andronicus II Palaeologus, in 1321 along with the villages of Papingo, Elafotopos and Ano Pedina
Ano Pedina
Ano Pedina , previously known also as Ano Kampos and Ano Soudena , is one of the villages in Central Zagori in the Ioannina Prefecture, Greece. It is located on the western slopes of Mt Tymphe.- History :...
), it is one of the oldest villages in Zagori.
The settlement, as all Zagori villages, enjoyed a great growth after the 16th century.
Other
Kato Pedina has a defunct school.Its nearest primary school is in Monodendri, the closest middle and high schools to the village is located in TsepelovoTsepelovo
Tsepelovo , older form: -on is a village in the Zagori region . It stands at a height of 1,200 meters in a panoramic location on the mountain range of Tymfi. It is the biggest of the 45 villages of Zagori and it was the seat of Tymfi municipality...
.