Metsovon

Metsovon
	Small town
Metsovon
	Greek Μέτσοβον
A country	Greece
Periphery	Epirus
Peripheral unit	Ioannina
Community	Metsovon
History and Geography
Area	101,908 km²
Center height	1160 m
Timezone	and
Population
Population	2,503 people ( 2011 )
Nationalities	Aromuns, Greeks
Denominations	Orthodox
Digital identifiers
Telephone code	+30 26560
Postcode

Metsovon ^[3] ^[4] ( Greek Μέτσοβον ^[2] ή Μέτσοβο , arum. Aminciu ) is a small town in Greece . The city is located at an altitude of 1160 meters above sea level ^[1] , in the highlands of Pind , west of the Meteora region and 31 kilometers north-east of Ioannina , 178 kilometers south-west of Thessaloniki and 297 kilometers north- west of Athens . The administrative center of the community of the same name (Dima) in the peripheral unit of Ioannina in the periphery of Epirus . The population of 2,003 is the 2011 census ^[2] . Area 101.908 square kilometers ^[1] .

It is the largest community of aromuns in Greece.

Through the city passes the national road 6 Trikala - Ioannina, part of the European route E92 and motorway 2 " Egnatia ", part of the European route E90 .

Content

1 History
2 Attractions
3 population
4 Famous Natives
5 Photo Gallery
6 notes

History

Since the 15th century, the Metsovon region was under Ottoman rule and was part of the Sanjak of Ioannina ^[5] ^[6] . At the end of the period of Ottoman rule, the Greek and Arumian population of the region was subjected to frequent raids by Albanians ^[7] . During the First Balkan War, the city was burned ^[8] .

Attractions

The city is famous for its cheeses - Metsovone and Metsovela ( μετσοβέλα ), as well as wine production. In Metsovon, there is the Katogi winery ( Κατώγι Αβέρωφ ), owned by the Averoff family. Averof Gallery is located in the city, dedicated to Georgios Averoff . Metsovon is a popular winter tourism center. 2 kilometers from Metsovon is the ski center of the Baron Mikhail Tositsas Foundation ( Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Ιδρύματος Βαρώνου Μιχαήλ Τοσίτσα ), five kilometers away is the ski center Profitis Ilias (Prophet Elijah, Χιονοδρομικό ΚέντρίΠ The Anilion ski center is being built ( Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Ανηλίου Μετσόβου ) ^[9] . In 1980, the Anilion tunnel ( Σήραγγα Ανήλιου ) was built in the Metsovona region, 2100 meters long ^[10] , the longest in Greece at that time, which reduced the communication time between the eastern and western parts of Greece and avoided the increased load on winding mountain roads region, which in winter is often inaccessible due to heavy snowfalls.

Population

Year	Population
1991	2904 ^[11]
2001	2963 ^[11]
2011	↘ 2503 ^[2]

Famous Natives

Nikolaos Sturnaras ( Νικόλαος Στουρνάρας , 1806-1853) - philanthropist and charitable activist.
Eleni Tositsas ( Ελένη Τοσίτσα , 1795-1866) - philanthropist and charitable activist.
Mikhail Tositsas ( Μιχαήλ Τοσίτσας , 1789-1856) - philanthropist and charitable figure.
Georgios Averoff (1815-1899) - philanthropist and businessman.
Evangelos Averoff ( Ευάγγελος Αβέρωφ , 1910–1990) - politician, former leader of the New Democracy.

Photo Gallery

View of Metsovon
The central square of Metsovon
Ayia Paraskevi Church
View of the bridge on the Egnatia motorway near Metsovon
Metsovon Roofs

Notes

↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Απογραφή πληθυσμού - κατοικιών της 18ης μαρτίου 2001 (μόνιμος πληθυσμός) (Greek) - Πειραιάς: Εθνική στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - Τ. I. - Σ. 380 . - ISSN 1106-5761 .
↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Πίνακας αποτελεσμάτων Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού-Απογραφής 2011 (Greek) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (20 Μαρτίου 2014). Date of treatment October 22, 2017.
↑ Metzowon // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- 459 p.
↑ Greece: Reference card: Scale 1: 1,000,000 / hl ed. Y. A. Topchiyan ; Ed .: G. A. Skachkova , N. N. Ryumin . - M .: Roskartografiya, Omsk Cartographic Factory , 2001. - (The countries of the world "Europe"). - 2000 copies.
↑ H. Karpat, Kemal. Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics . - 1985 .-- P. 146.
↑ Motika, Raoul. Türkische Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (1071-1920) . - 1995. - P. 297. - "Sancaks Yanya (Kazas: Yanya, Aydonat (Paramythia), Filat (Philiates), Meçova (Metsovo), Leskovik (war kurzzeitig Sancak) and Koniçe (Konitsa)".
↑ Hammond, Nicholas. Migrations and invasions in Greece and adjacent areas . - Noyes Press, 1976. - P. 41. - ISBN 0-8155-5047-2 .
↑ The Times, November 1, 1912. Page 8.
↑ Τουρισμός. Αθλητισμός (Greek) . Δήμος Μετσόβου. Date of appeal April 15, 2018.
↑ Οι Μεγαλύτερες Σήραγγες της Εγνατίας Οδού (Greek) . ΕΓΝΑΤΙΑ ΟΔΟΣ Α.Ε .. Date of treatment April 15, 2018.
↑ ¹ ² Μόνιμος και Πραγματικός Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Απογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (unavailable link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . Date of treatment June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.

[pl-1] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Απογραφή πληθυσμού - κατοικιών της 18ης μαρτίου 2001 (μόνιμος πληθυσμός) (Greek) - Πειραιάς: Εθνική στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - Τ. I. - Σ. 380 . - ISSN 1106-5761 .

[stat-2] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Πίνακας αποτελεσμάτων Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού-Απογραφής 2011 (Greek) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (20 Μαρτίου 2014). Date of treatment October 22, 2017.

[3] Metzowon // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- 459 p.

[map-4] Greece: Reference card: Scale 1: 1,000,000 / hl ed. Y. A. Topchiyan ; Ed .: G. A. Skachkova , N. N. Ryumin . - M .: Roskartografiya, Omsk Cartographic Factory , 2001. - (The countries of the world "Europe"). - 2000 copies.

[5] H. Karpat, Kemal. Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics . - 1985 .-- P. 146.

[6] Motika, Raoul. Türkische Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (1071-1920) . - 1995. - P. 297. - "Sancaks Yanya (Kazas: Yanya, Aydonat (Paramythia), Filat (Philiates), Meçova (Metsovo), Leskovik (war kurzzeitig Sancak) and Koniçe (Konitsa)".

[7] Hammond, Nicholas. Migrations and invasions in Greece and adjacent areas . - Noyes Press, 1976. - P. 41. - ISBN 0-8155-5047-2 .

[8] The Times, November 1, 1912. Page 8.

[9] Τουρισμός. Αθλητισμός (Greek) . Δήμος Μετσόβου. Date of appeal April 15, 2018.

[10] Οι Μεγαλύτερες Σήραγγες της Εγνατίας Οδού (Greek) . ΕΓΝΑΤΙΑ ΟΔΟΣ Α.Ε .. Date of treatment April 15, 2018.

[s1-11] ¹ ² Μόνιμος και Πραγματικός Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Απογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (unavailable link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . Date of treatment June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.