Pitsiota is a village in the municipal unit of Agios Georgios Tymfristou

Agios Georgios Tymfristou

Agios Georgios Tymfristou is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,278 .-External links:*...

, Phthiotis

Phthiotis

Phthiotis is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is bordered by the Malian Gulf to the east, Boeotia in the south, Phocis in the south, Aetolia-Acarnania in the southwest, Evrytania in the west,...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, northwest of Lamia.

Geography

It is in the northwest section of the prefecture and very close to the borders of Evrytania

Evrytania

Evrytania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Karpenisi .-Geography:...

 and Karditsa

Karditsa

Karditsa is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa peripheral unit.Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa...

 prefectures. Pitsiota's altitude is 780 m (2,559.1 ft). Nearby villages are Palaiokastro, Dikastro and Perivlepto.

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Climate

The average annual temperature in Pitsiota, fluctuates between 9.2 and 15 °C (48.6 and 59 F). In Pitsiota there have also been observed very low minimum temperatures which can reach down to -14 °C. January is the coldest month and July is the warmest. Autumn is warmer than Spring as well as in all Greek area. After the third week of May, the invasion of the warm season is intense.

History

Without some specific historical reports, the age of the village has been calculated and found to exceed 500 years, since it had already been constituted before the Turkish slavery (1453). Its early inhabitants went there, from Evrytania, Agrinio, Trikala, from the villages of Fthiotida, or from Agrafa mountains (soldiers during the Turkish slavery, who served the Greek post, which had been later recast to the chapel of Saint Paraskevi). The maximum number of inhabitants that has been recorded is about 430 in the late 19th century.

In modern age, an abandonment of the village appeared, as the latest census show, however during summer seasons, it gets again some life, and can be an exceptional escape from the ciy routine. This happens because it is built in the Southern banks of the beautiful and verdant mountain "Lykomnimata", which is placed near the Tymphristos mountain complex. A few kilometers away from Pitsiota, one of the World Rally Championship

World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...

's-Rally Acropolis- tracks passes through.

Demographic Data

Population according to the census
Pitsiota is a village in the municipal unit of Agios Georgios Tymfristou

Agios Georgios Tymfristou

Agios Georgios Tymfristou is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,278 .-External links:*...

, Phthiotis

Phthiotis

Phthiotis is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is bordered by the Malian Gulf to the east, Boeotia in the south, Phocis in the south, Aetolia-Acarnania in the southwest, Evrytania in the west,...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, northwest of Lamia.

Geography

It is in the northwest section of the prefecture and very close to the borders of Evrytania

Evrytania

Evrytania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Karpenisi .-Geography:...

 and Karditsa

Karditsa

Karditsa is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa peripheral unit.Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa...

 prefectures. Pitsiota's altitude is 780 m (2,559.1 ft). Nearby villages are Palaiokastro, Dikastro and Perivlepto.

.

Climate

The average annual temperature in Pitsiota, fluctuates between 9.2 and 15 °C (48.6 and 59 F). In Pitsiota there have also been observed very low minimum temperatures which can reach down to -14 °C. January is the coldest month and July is the warmest. Autumn is warmer than Spring as well as in all Greek area. After the third week of May, the invasion of the warm season is intense.

History

Without some specific historical reports, the age of the village has been calculated and found to exceed 500 years, since it had already been constituted before the Turkish slavery (1453). Its early inhabitants went there, from Evrytania, Agrinio, Trikala, from the villages of Fthiotida, or from Agrafa mountains (soldiers during the Turkish slavery, who served the Greek post, which had been later recast to the chapel of Saint Paraskevi). The maximum number of inhabitants that has been recorded is about 430 in the late 19th century.

In modern age, an abandonment of the village appeared, as the latest census show, however during summer seasons, it gets again some life, and can be an exceptional escape from the ciy routine. This happens because it is built in the Southern banks of the beautiful and verdant mountain "Lykomnimata", which is placed near the Tymphristos mountain complex. A few kilometers away from Pitsiota, one of the World Rally Championship

World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...

's-Rally Acropolis- tracks passes through.

Demographic Data

Population according to the census
Pitsiota is a village in the municipal unit of Agios Georgios Tymfristou

Agios Georgios Tymfristou

Agios Georgios Tymfristou is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,278 .-External links:*...

, Phthiotis

Phthiotis

Phthiotis is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is bordered by the Malian Gulf to the east, Boeotia in the south, Phocis in the south, Aetolia-Acarnania in the southwest, Evrytania in the west,...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, northwest of Lamia.

Geography

It is in the northwest section of the prefecture and very close to the borders of Evrytania

Evrytania

Evrytania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Karpenisi .-Geography:...

 and Karditsa

Karditsa

Karditsa is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa peripheral unit.Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa...

 prefectures. Pitsiota's altitude is 780 m (2,559.1 ft). Nearby villages are Palaiokastro, Dikastro and Perivlepto.

.

Climate

The average annual temperature in Pitsiota, fluctuates between 9.2 and 15 °C (48.6 and 59 F). In Pitsiota there have also been observed very low minimum temperatures which can reach down to -14 °C. January is the coldest month and July is the warmest. Autumn is warmer than Spring as well as in all Greek area. After the third week of May, the invasion of the warm season is intense.

History

Without some specific historical reports, the age of the village has been calculated and found to exceed 500 years, since it had already been constituted before the Turkish slavery (1453). Its early inhabitants went there, from Evrytania, Agrinio, Trikala, from the villages of Fthiotida, or from Agrafa mountains (soldiers during the Turkish slavery, who served the Greek post, which had been later recast to the chapel of Saint Paraskevi). The maximum number of inhabitants that has been recorded is about 430 in the late 19th century.

In modern age, an abandonment of the village appeared, as the latest census show, however during summer seasons, it gets again some life, and can be an exceptional escape from the ciy routine. This happens because it is built in the Southern banks of the beautiful and verdant mountain "Lykomnimata", which is placed near the Tymphristos mountain complex. A few kilometers away from Pitsiota, one of the World Rally Championship

World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...

's-Rally Acropolis- tracks passes through.

Demographic Data

Population according to the census