- Platanoussa, Ioannina
Platanoussa or Platanousa (Greek: Πλατανούσσα), is a village in the
Ioannina Prefecture in Epirus,Greece next to the Greek-Albania n border. It is in the municipality ofDelvinaki .ettlements
*Dafni
*Zoodochos PigiLocation
Platanoussa is located southwest of
Metsovo , northwest of Arta, northeast ofPreveza and south-southeast ofIoannina .Population
About Platanoussa
Platanoussa is situated in a mountainous area and is built 450 m above sea level. Farmlands are within the village area. Its main economy is only based in agriculture, some businesses are added today.
History
Platanoussa was ruled by the Ottoman Turks until the
Balkan Wars in 1913 when it finally joinedGreece . AfterWorld War II and theGreek Civil War , its buildings were rebuilt, emigration occurred for the next few decades to the powerful nations and continued well after the turn of the millennium, one exception was between 1991 and 2001. Platanoussa became connected with asphalt in the mid to late 20th century. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th century. Electricity, radio, automobiles and water were introduced in mid-20th century and television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium.Other
Platanoussa has a church, a square ("
plateia "). Its nearest school, gymnasium (middle school), lyceum (secondary school) are in Kalentzi.ee also
*
List of places in the Ioannina prefecture
*Administrative divisions of the Ioannina prefecture External links
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=2466 Platanoussa at the GTP Travel Pages]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
