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'''Dimitsana''' (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern [[Arcadia]]. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town [[Teuthis]]. Its population is about 600. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is also the seat of the [[province of Gortynia]]. The village is unofficially connected by [[Greece Interstate 33|GR-334]]. Throughout the town, the road is narrow. [[Greece Interstate 74|GR-74]] is about 11 km S. It is located SE of [[Olympia]] and [[Pyrgos]], SW of [[Vytina]], 60 km W of [[Tripolis]], W of [[Megalopolis]], [[Greece Interstate 7|GR-7]], [[Greece Interstate 76|GR-76]] and [[Karytaina]] and NE of [[Andritsaina]]. Its nearest community is [[Stemnitsa]] to the south. Most of the population in the 2001 census only had two communities over 100 people, many had 100 before the mid-20th century.

The village has a school, a historical library, several churches, a post office, a water-power museum, an open amphitheater, hotels and a square (''[[plateia]]''). The village is located on the valley which has a small creek to its west and the residential area covers the eastern part of a mountain. Another mountain is located to its west. The area north and east of Dimitsana is covered pine forests and is rare connected with the [[Maenalus]] ranges. Deforested mountains cover the area west and south of Dimitsaina.

Until the [[1960s]], much of the town did not have electricity and until the [[1980s]], most of the houses were stone-built.

==Communities==

*'''Dimitsana'''
**[[Karkalou]]
**[[Aimyalo Monastery]]
**[[Palaiochori (Arcadia) |Palaiochori]]
*[[Melissopetra (Arcadia) |Melissopetra]]
*[[Panagia (Arcadia)|Panagia]]
*[[Rados]]
*[[Rizospilia]] (pop: 33)
**Kato Rizospilia (pop: 22)
*[[Zatouna]]
**[[Vloggos]]
**[[Markos (Arcadia) |Markos]]
*[[Zygovisti]]

==Population history==

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="140" | '''Year'''
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="140" | '''Communal Population'''
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="140" | '''Change'''
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="140" | '''Municipal Population'''
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="140" | '''Change'''
|-
| [[1981]] || 760 || - || - || -
|-
| [[1991]] || 739 || -21 or-0.028% || 1,529 || -
|-
| [[2001]] || 611 || -118 or -15.97% || 1,337 || -192/-12.56%
|}

==External links==

*[http://www.dimitsana.gr Municipality of Dimitsana] (official site, pages in Greek and in English)
*[http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/engversion/places/dimitsana.htm Dimitsana]
*[http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/dimitsana.htm Dimitsana in Gortynia] (in Greek)
*[http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/dimitsana/dimph1.htm Images of Dimitsana] (in Greek)
*http://www2.forthnet.gr/kazakos/dimitsana.htm (in Greek)
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8519 GTP - Dimitsana]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8518 GTP - Dimitsana municipality]
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|37|35|37|N|22|2|39|E|region:GR}}

==See also==

*[[Communities of Arcadia]]

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{| width ="75%" border = 2 align="center"
|-----
| width ="35%" align="center" |
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''North:''' [[Langadia (Arcadia), Greece|Langadia]]
| width ="35%" align="center" |
|-----
| width ="10%" align="center" | '''West:''' [[Paloumpa|Iraia]]
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Dimitsana'''
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''East:''' [[Davia|Falanthos]], [[Megalopoli]]
|-----
| width ="35%" align="center" |
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''South:''' [[Karitaina|Gortynia]], [[Stemnitsa|Trikolones]]
| width ="35%" align="center" |
|}

{{Credit wikipedia}}

[[Category:Arcadia prefecture]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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Irlandos at 09:28, April 23, 2008

Irlandos: New page: '''Dimitsana''' (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis. Its population is...