Palaiochori (Greek: Παλαιοχώρι, "old village") is a Greek agricultural village 39 km ESE of Ioannina in the municipality of North Tzoumerka in the Ioannina prefecture, Greece. Its population is 143 people (2001 census). Built on the slopes of Mt. Tzoumerka (Athamanika) at 750 m.
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 146 |
| 1991 | 129 |
| 2001 | 143 |
Paleochori Syrakou is also southwest of Metsovo and north of Arta.
Palaiochori is built on two slopes of the peak lines of Kyrkos or Kirkos and Tsarkos (1,100 m) from one and Lapata (1,100 m) on the other, the Athamanika mountains. Two streams flows around the village. One flows from Salatoura and flows north to Arachthos, another is called Mavrolangado (black dell) and floes from Kalarrytikos and empties into another point of the Arachthos. The two portions and the area from the village's two sides, unite with the areas of Priavolos and Salatouras.
During the Ottoman period and until 1880, Palaiochori formed a single community with current Syrrako, which fell along with other neighboring villages in the province (kaza) of Malakasi. Palaiochori was split from Syrrako in 1880 by the leader Goulas Anastasios Topalis (Goulas Tasios), despite persistent objections of the people from Syrrako who did not want the separation. The border of the two villages was formed by the ridge of Tsarkos-Priza-Plinos. Traditionally Palaiochori is considered to be the cradle of Syrrako. The direct link is shown by the way of life, manners and customs, the dozens of place names around Syrrako and Palaiochori and the common Aromanian language. Palaiochori was liberated from the Turks in the end of 1912, when an independent section by the Cretan Regiment with the leader Trypogiorgos removed its inhabitants from the jailhouse in Trikas and moved them out even from the Papastathi bridge over the Arachthos river.
There is an elementary school, a church and a square. The nearest high school is in Ioannina.
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