Zygovisti
Encyclopedia
Zigovisti is a village in the municipal unit Dimitsana
, western Arcadia
, Greece
. It is located 6 km SSE of Dimitsana
and 2 km from the Karytaina
- Dimitsana Road, about 6 km NE of Stemnitsa, S of Lagkadia and S of GR-74
, about 40 km NW of Tripoli
, about 21 km NE of Karytaina
, about 46 km N of Megalopoli and about 45 km NE of Andritsaina
. It main industry relies on agriculture
.
The population (πληθυσμός) from 1991 to 2001 revived growth and was one of the few villages in the municipality that saw population increase. The density in the early 1980s fell below ten but recovered above 9 in the mid-1990s.
Until the pavement of the road and the one linking Karytaina and Dimitsana in the mid-20th century, the village didn't have paved roads or electricity. Until the mid-1980s, much of the houses were stone-built. The area has a school, a church, and a square (plateia
) where in 1999 it had a marble book commemorating the heroes' names from 1821. It is the largest marble book in the world. It is one of the highest villages in Arcadia. The area in the east has the Aimyalo monastery and a mountain resort used in the summer. Winter is very common in December and January and summer is cooler than other places in Arcadia. A creek and a valley is located slightly south which leads to a valley near the road linking Karytaina and Dimitsana. Pine trees are situated in the valley and east of the community. Much of the area are deforested and rocky.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 200 to 300 m long wide at the centre. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
The phone card in 2003 featured the village of Zygovisti and its area.
Dimitsana
Dimitsana is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis...
, western Arcadia
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is located 6 km SSE of Dimitsana
Dimitsana
Dimitsana is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis...
and 2 km from the Karytaina
Karytaina
Karytaina is a village in Arcadia, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Gortyna. Karytaina had a 2001 population of 204 for the village and 257 for the municipal district...
- Dimitsana Road, about 6 km NE of Stemnitsa, S of Lagkadia and S of GR-74
Greek National Road 74
Greek National Road 74 is a highway linking Pyrgos, Olympia, Tripoli and GR-7/E65. The west to east highway runs in the western and the central part of the Peloponnese. The highway begins in Pyrgos and into the hills and Olympia and used to ran through narrow roads which now bypasses Pyrgos and...
, about 40 km NW of Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
, about 21 km NE of Karytaina
Karytaina
Karytaina is a village in Arcadia, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Gortyna. Karytaina had a 2001 population of 204 for the village and 257 for the municipal district...
, about 46 km N of Megalopoli and about 45 km NE of Andritsaina
Andritsaina
Andritsaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit...
. It main industry relies on agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
.
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 154 |
| 1991 | 131 |
| 2001 | 142 |
The population (πληθυσμός) from 1991 to 2001 revived growth and was one of the few villages in the municipality that saw population increase. The density in the early 1980s fell below ten but recovered above 9 in the mid-1990s.
Until the pavement of the road and the one linking Karytaina and Dimitsana in the mid-20th century, the village didn't have paved roads or electricity. Until the mid-1980s, much of the houses were stone-built. The area has a school, a church, and a square (plateia
Plateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
) where in 1999 it had a marble book commemorating the heroes' names from 1821. It is the largest marble book in the world. It is one of the highest villages in Arcadia. The area in the east has the Aimyalo monastery and a mountain resort used in the summer. Winter is very common in December and January and summer is cooler than other places in Arcadia. A creek and a valley is located slightly south which leads to a valley near the road linking Karytaina and Dimitsana. Pine trees are situated in the valley and east of the community. Much of the area are deforested and rocky.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 200 to 300 m long wide at the centre. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
The phone card in 2003 featured the village of Zygovisti and its area.
External links
- History and Information about Zygovisti
- http://www.marbleandmore.com/magazines/_dettaglioeng.asp?TIPO=Vetrina&IDART=1186
- http://www.inarcadia.gr/dd/zygovisti/zigovistimnim.htm (in Greek)