- Kato Pedina
Kato Pedina (Greek: Κάτω Πεδινά meaning the lower fields), accented form: Káto Ped(h)iná, is a settlement in the
Ioannina Prefecture in Epirus,Greece next to the Greek-Albania n border. It is in the municipality ofCentral Zagori . Its 2001 population was 87 for the village.Location
Kato Pedina is located north of
Ioannina , south ofKonitsa and west ofMetsovo .Population
About Patero
Kato Pedina is situated in a mountainous area and is built 940 m above sea level. Farmlands are within the village area. Its main economy is only based in agriculture. The village are between the
Mitsikeli andStouros mountains, in the other side, the first which has the name Bafara(c)hi (Μπαφαράχη), the second is in a mountain crest.History
The village was once called Soudena which was of Slavic origin which meant cold ground.
In the location of "Gkortzia" and "Lakkia Spanou" in had founded an ancient tomb that dates back to the end of the
2nd millennium BC . As a settlement, Kato Pedina was famous during the Byzantine era (the older written source of the name was founded in the edict ofAndronicus II Palaeologus , in1321 along with the villages ofPapingo , Elafotopos and Ano Pedina), it is one of the oldest villages in Zagori.The settlement enjoyed a great growth after the
16th century after the settling with the people of neighbouring villages, the remained relocated themselves to several hills from its people during the autonomous era. It has a countenant architecture of the village that survives several stone built houses dating from the 18th century, these buildings built with the wood-stone work and several agricultural sources as well as olives, in its fields which stretched in front of the village and has six stone springs.Other
Kato Pedina has a defunct school.Its nearest primary school is in Monodendri, while gymnasium (middle school), lyceum (secondary school) are in
Asprangeli and further.ee also
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List of places in the Ioannina prefecture External links
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=2489 Kato Pedina at the GTP Travel Pages]
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