Kitta or Koita is a village in Mesa Mani, Laconia

Laconia

Laconia , also known as Lacedaemonia, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparti...

, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Oitylo

Oitylo

Oitylo is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality East Mani, of which it is a municipal unit. It is one of the oldest towns in the Mani Peninsula. It was mentioned in the Iliad by Homer as Oetylοs ,...

. It is built on top of a hill, overlooking the sea. Kitta is known for its many Maniot

Maniots

The Maniots or Maniates are the Greek inhabitants of the Mani Peninsula located in the southern Peloponnese in the Greek prefecture of Laconia and prefecture of Messinia. They were also formerly known as Mainotes and the peninsula as Maina. The Maniots are the direct descendants of the Spartans...

 pyrgoi (war towers) . Partially abandoned , it now has a population of around 50. Much of the population left between World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and today. It was the scene of Mani's

Mani Peninsula

The Mani Peninsula , also long known as Maina or Maïna, is a geographical and cultural region in Greece. Mani is the central peninsula of the three which extend southwards from the Peloponnese in southern Greece. To the east is the Laconian Gulf, to the west the Messenian Gulf...

 last vendetta

Feud

A feud , referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight between parties—often groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another...

, in 1870 which required the intervention of the army, with artillery to halt it .

Subdivisions

• Agios Georgios, Koita (Άγιος Γεώργιος) [2001 pop: 22]
• Ano Gardenitsa
• Archia (Αρχιά) [2001 pop: 7]
• Kalonioi (Καλονιοί) [2001 pop: 23]
• Kato Gardenitsa
• Kechrianika
• Nomia
• Psi (Ψί) [2001 pop: 6]