Plikati

Plikati Πληκάτι
Plikati
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°18′N 20°46′E / 40.300°N 20.767°E / 40.300; 20.767Coordinates: 40°18′N 20°46′E / 40.300°N 20.767°E / 40.300; 20.767
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	Konitsa
Municipal unit	Mastorochoria
Elevation	880 m (2,890 ft)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Plikati (Greek: Πληκάτι, Albanian: Pelekat) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Mastorochoria, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. It is one of the northernmost villages in Epirus. In 2001 its population was 150. The village is situated at the foot of the Grammos mountains, at 1,240 m elevation, close to the Albanian border. Plikati has traditionally been populated by an exclusively Arvanite population, and Albanian is still spoken in the village. Plikati is 3 km north of Gorgopotamos, 8 km west of Aetomilitsa, 9 km southeast of Ersekë (Albania) and 28 km north of Konitsa.

Population

History

Plikati is an old village, with a church dating from the 16th century. Due to overpopulation and poverty in the 19th century, many of its inhabitants moved away and founded new villages in the area around Florina (Belkameni and Negovani) and Larissa (Kazaklar).

See also

• List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit

References

• Official website of the village
• Municipality of Mastorohori

External links

• Plikati at the GTP Travel Pages