Dimitsana

Dimitsana. Historic village, the capital of the province of the Prefecture Gortinia Arkadias.Einai built on a hill at an altitude of 950 meters. It is the seat of the Municipality Dimitsana. The story begins in Homer the times when the place was the small town of Arcadian Tefthis.Apotelei community with Paleohori villages, monasteries and Karkalou Aimyalon - philosophy, with a total population of 740 inhabitants Dimitsana the pre-war population had twice the 1960 was 2,000, but many Dimitsanites emigrated and settled in America, Australia and elsewhere.

The Dimitsana in the years of Ottoman rule played an important role in the «secret school» and in 1821 with «Dimitsanitiko gunpowder» manufacturing. It is home Ethnomartyra Gregory the Patriarch and Bishop R Paleon Patron Germanos. In Dimitsana museum housed in the Library, are textiles, looms, folk art and archaeological collection. Just outside is Dimitsana and Outdoor Museum of Water Power, which aims to highlight the traditional overshot facilities that were previously widely used in the region.

In place of the current Dimitsana was ancient Arcadian city Tefthis who had participated in the Trojan war and the colonization of Megalopolis in 963 BC founded monastery Filosofou 2.5 km outside Dimitsana. In 1764 a wise monk, the Agapios, built the library and moved the books from the monastery. The library grew continuously until 1821, because the Patriarch gave a new books and created Dimitsana Orthodox school that became known as the name «Tutorial Greek Literature». Since it graduated Gregorios E 'and Paleon Patron Germanos

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