Kitta

Kitta or Kita is a village in Messa Mani, Laconia, Greece. It is built on top of a hill, overlooking the sea. Kitta is known for its many Maniot pyrgoi (war towers) cite book
last = Hellander
first = Paul
title = Greece
publisher = Lonely Planet
date = 2006
pages = 209
url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NusCmIGiCg8C&pg=PA209&dq=kita+greece+mani&lr=&sig=TmQ09WHLethj6TCkUnWwtx-hzPg
isbn = 1740597508] . Partially abandoned [cite news
last = Pirovolakis
first = Christine
title = Greece's land of warriors opens its doors to tourists
date = 11 July 2006 11:22
url = http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=276920&area=/insight/insight__escape/
accessdate = 2008-02-28 ] , it now has a population of around 50. Much of the population left between World War II and today. It was the scene of Mani's last vendetta, in 1870 which required the intervention of the army, with artillery to halt it .

ubdivisions

*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]

ee also

*List of settlements in the Laconia prefecture

References