Kato Pedina

Kato Pedina
Κάτω Πεδινά
Kato Pedina
Coordinates: 39°52.7′N 20°40.3′E / 39.8783°N 20.6717°E / 39.8783; 20.6717Coordinates: 39°52.7′N 20°40.3′E / 39.8783°N 20.6717°E / 39.8783; 20.6717
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Ioannina
Municipality Zagori
Municipal unit Central Zagori
Elevation 940 m (3,080 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Rural 87
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΙΝ

Kato Pedina (Greek: Κάτω Πεδινά meaning "lower fields", before 1928: Κάτω Σουδενά - Kato Soudena[2]) is a village in the Ioannina regional unit in Epirus, Greece. It is in the municipality of Zagori and its population was counted as 87 in the 2001 census. Kato Pedina is one of the Zagori villages, also known as Zagorochoria, and is in the municipal unit of Central Zagori. It is situated on a mountainside at 940 m elevation, in the northwestern foothills of the Mitsikeli mountains.

History

The village was once called Kato Soudena (as Ano Pedina 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.[3] Most of the Zagori villages have Slavic names that were given to them during the Slavic 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 oldest written reference of the name was found 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.

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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. ↑ 1st and 2nd name change
  3. ↑ A.Kathareios (Inspector of the 1st educational region of Epirus) Report of Inspection of Zagorohoria in 1913
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