Pramanta

Pramanta or Pramanda (Greek: Πράμαντα) is a municipality in the Ioannina Prefecture, Greece. Its 2001 population was 1,422 for the town, 1,845 for the municipal district and 2,194 for the municipality. Pramanta are connected with roads linking to Metsovo, Ioannina and Arta.

Location

Pramanta is located south of Metsovo, west of Trikala, north of Arta and east-southeast of Ioannina.

ettlement

*Christoi
*Tsopela

Municipal districts

*Ampelochori
*Pramanta or Pramanda
*Raftanaioi
**Fraxos
**Megali Rachi
**Mylokopeio
**Palaiomochousti
**Pallikari
**Plaka
**Vounoreia or Vounoria
**Zalouchos

Nearest place

*Michalitsa, northwest

Population

Geography

Located in the southeastern end of Epirus, the entire area of Pramanta are mountains and pine trees along with forests dominate the whole municipality except for the upper parts especially to the east and the valley areas where farmlands are located. The Arachthos river is 10 km to the west and the Pindos mountains is also 10 km to the east and its mountains are included. Some of its residents live only during the summer months and leave during the winter months.

History

The area was ruled by the Ottomans, its struggle for Greek freedom failed by the Turks during the Greek War of Independence. Pramanta was not liberated until the Balkan Wars of 1913. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt, its inhabitants left for larger towns and cities, its population lost by one-fifth between 1981 and 1991, its population recovered between 1991 and 2001 but less than the 1981 census. Pramanta became connected by pavement in the mid to late 20th century. On March 2006, the village and the area was featured on an episode of "Travelling in Greece" ("Menoume Ellada") on ERT.

Other

Pramanta has schools, a lyceums (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), a few churches, and a square ("plateia").

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=2524 Pramanta (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=2525 Pramanta (town) on GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.208&longitude=21.4086&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/mapz.aspx?&lats1=39.208&longs=21.4086&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=39.208,21.4086 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=39.208&lon=21.4086&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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"'Northwest: Tzoumerka	North: Community of Kalarites	Northeast: Community of Matsouki
West: Kastanochori	Pramanta or Pramanda	East: Community of Matsouki
	South: Agnanta	Southeast: Community of Theodoriana and the Trikala Prefecture