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	Dimitsana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia.
		It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis.
		Until the 1960s, much of the town did not have electricity and until the 1980s, most of the houses were stone-built.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dimitsana (275 words)

	Dimitsana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dimitsana is the capital of the Gortynia district in Arcadia County.
		Among other major sights of Dimitsana are the birth house of Palaion Patron Germanos and the house of the ecumenical Patriarch Grigoriou the 5th.
		The related patriarchical sigil of 964 (of the Patriarch of Constantinople Polyefktou) is nowadays preserved in the library of Dimitsana.
	www.arcadia.gr /engsh_ver/c3/sc6 (428 words)

	Dimitsana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dimitsanas` library owns rare editions (20000 volumes that were saved amongst many others that were destroyed during the revolution for the needs of the war), condexes and a rich historic record.
		Dimitsanas` sights are the six gunpowder mills around the city, the houses of Patriarch Grigoriou the Fifth and Paleon Patron Germanou, the excellent fountain of Mustafa and the Kefalari of Saint Yianni.
		Byzantine “Monastery of Filosofou” is situated west of Dimitsana, on a riverbank inside a magnificent ravine.
	arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr /arkadia/engversion/places/dimitsana.htm (438 words)

	Zygovisti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zygovisti or Zigovisti (Greek, Modern: Ζυγοβίστι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Zigovistion, is a village that is located 6 km SSE of Dimitsana and 2 km from the Karytaina - Dimitsana Road in the municipality of Dimitsana and in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia.
		It is located about 6 km NE of Stemnitsa, S of Lagkadia and S of GR-74, about 40 km NW of Tripoli, about 21 km NE of Karytaina, about 46 km N of Megalopoli and GR-7/E65 and about 45 km NE of Andritsaina.
		Until the pavement of the road and the one linking Karytaina and Dimitsana in the mid-20th century, the village didn't had paved roads or electricity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zygovisti (328 words)

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		Dimitsana has been characterized as a traditional village with its tall stone houses and churches.
		Dimitsana stands at an altitude of 960-1080m on the ruins of the ancient town of Tefthis.
		Don 't forget to visit the six gunpowder mills, the houses of Patriarch Grigorios the 5 th and Bishop Palaion Patron Germanou, as well as the Museum of “hydrokinetic”.
	www.web-greece.gr /arkadia.htm (954 words)

	.::: Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation :::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Open-air Water Power Museum in Dimitsana is a thematic museum which enhances the importance of water-power in traditional societies, by presenting the basic pre-industrial techniques that use water as the main source of power for the production of various products.
		Dimitsana was one the hundreds of villages that knew how to collect saltpetre since the 16th century and paid it as tax in kind to the Turks.
		During the Greek War of Independence, the inhabitants of Dimitsana were active in supplying the freedom-fighters with the essential material for ammunition.
	www.piop.gr /(1F2101EC41E6EA5204D72A3B133ED9C7F7BD0BDFF086B149)/PiopMuseum.asp?ID=287&NT=18&Lang=2&MuseumID=274 (612 words)

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		During the War of Independence, the gunpowder mills of Dimitsana, which are still in operation kept the fighters of Roumeli and the Morea in constant supply.
		The two church fathers and another seventy priests were students at the famous Dimitsana School and at the Monastery of the Philosopher nearby, where was.a secret school during the Turkish Occupation.
		From the l6th century on Dimitsana was a centre of Ellenic learning and of Revolutionary activity.
	www.klimataria-piterou.gr /english/map_topoi.htm (1459 words)

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		In her rich library are keeping saved codex, rare publications and rich bibliographic stuff which consist her historical file.The library is got also a small archaeological collection with findings from excavations in the area and folklore collection with weaves, embroideries and many pieces of metallic art.
		In the west side of the city,on the coasts of the river Lousiou there’s inside in a gorge the famous Monastery Filosofou,dedicated in the Assumption of the Holy Mother.
		According to the tradition was built in 963 by John Lombardopoulo,called Filosofo.In the monastery was functioned the School of Dimitsanas as a hidden school.
	hellas.teipir.gr /prefectures/english/Arkadias/Dimitsana.htm (288 words)

	Dimitsana Town Travel Ιnformation, Dimitsana Town hotels, Dimitsana Town tours, accommodation, holidays in Dimitsana ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Today, on the ruins of the ancient city, at an altitude of 960 to 1080 meters (2880 to 3240 feet), Dimitsana is built.
		It is also well documented that, because of paper shortages during that period, the people in charge in Dimitsana decided to use the books in the Municipal Library to produce the cartridges needed “to liberate the nation,” as this was of a much higher priority.
		Dimitsana can be easily reached from Athens through the new national road Athens - Corinth – Tripoli and the Artemission tunnel (1400 meters – 0.86 miles).
	www.windmillstravel.com /destination.php?id=338&type=city (333 words)

	Calypso \| Stemnitsa, Dimitsana
		Dimitsana has a similar history to that of Stemnitsa and it is the main center of the area.
		From the 16th century and until the late 19th century it became a cultural and "industrial" center of the area.
		During the revolution against the Turks Dimitsana hosted 11 water-powered gunpowder mills which produced all the required gunpowder for the uprising.
	www.calypso.gr /mobile/places.php?place=8&mode=2 (289 words)

	Down Lousios Gorge to Old Arcadia
		Gypsies camped by the side of the road in a green meadow, where women did their laundry in the river confusingly known as both the Gortys and the Lousios.
		Once you are in Dimitsana, it's just as easy to lose sight of church towers and individual houses in the narrow cobbled streets that are layered down the mountainside.
		Most of Dimitsana's handsome stone churches and archontika (mansions) were built between the 16th and early 20th centuries, when the Lousios River powered some 100 mills strung out along the deep gorge that twists for about five miles between Dimitsana and Stemnitsa.
	members.shaw.ca /constadina/leonidio_articles/sherry_marker.htm (1917 words)

	www.nyloo.com - Dimitsana Municipal Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Municipal Library of Dimitsana was founded in 1764 by the monks Gerasimos Gounas and Agapios Leonardo.
		The exhibits include the saddle of revolutionary chieftain Papaflessas, documents of the Revolution and the remains of Palaion Patron Germanos.
		The municipal school of Dimitsana is housed in the left wing of the building.
	www.nyloo.com /html/ent/105/ent.41105.1.asp (250 words)

	Dimitsana
		The village is located on the valley which has a small creek to its west and the residential area covers the eastern part of a mountain.
		The area north, and east of Dimitsana is covered pine forests and is rare connected with the Maenalus ranges.
		Deforested parts covers the mountains west and south of Dimitsana.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Cities/Dimitsana.html (244 words)

	Traveling to Greece? We're your hotels, cruises specialists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Arrive in Dimitsana, settle to your hotel or guesthouse.
		This village is has a lovely selection of local tavernas and traditional Greek cafes, where you can sit back and enjoy the local wine with a variety of local delicacies (the area is especially good for its BBQ meat).
		After checking out of your hotel you will leave Dimitsana and drive to the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia (aprox 3 hours drive) a place not to be missed whilst visiting Peloponnese.
	www.destinationgreece.com /PackageChosen.asp?Package=PELARC (674 words)

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		The Byzantine Monastery of Philosophos, built in 963, lies close to the shores of a nearby river, to the west of the town.
		It housed the famous School of Dimitsana and a "kryfo scholio" (secret school where monks taught Greek children their language during Ottoman Rule).
		Not far from Dimitsana is Andent Gontyna, sire ot Asklipios' shrine.
	www.travel-info.gr /Greece_guide/Peloponnese/Arkadia/Arkadia_Greece.htm (1360 words)

	Dimitsana Hotel in Arcadia, Greece
		"Dimitsana Hotel" is built in wood and stone, according to traditional Arcadian architecture, and is situated in a quiet lush green location in the mountainous region of the prefecture of Arcadia, at an altitude of 1,000m (3,280ft), just outside of Dimitsana.
		"Dimitsana Hotel" features a tastefully furnished living room, where the wood, the handmade carpets and the panoramic view of the Lussius Gorge dominate.
		The hotel also offers parking space, a restaurant with traditional local cuisine, a bar and lounge bar, a wine cellar, an outdoor cafe and restaurant during the summer, and a stand with traditional local products.
	www.clickhere.gr /hotels-greece/arcadia/hotel.html (184 words)

	Kaza guesthouse-hotel-dimitsana-arcadia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The visitor of Dimitsana can see and admire here a lot of sightseeing.
		The visitor of Dimitsana will have a wonderful time and unforgettable experiences.
		For their comfort there are a lot of lodging places such as hotels, rooms to let, hostels, countryside restaurants, taverns and whatever could assure a comfortable and pleasant stay.
	www.xenonaskaza.gr /how_en.htm (89 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - The Peloponese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The capital is Tripolis and the major towns are Vitina and Dimitsana, up in the mountains, and Astros and Leonidio on the Aegean coast.
		Vitina is built at an altitude of 1,033 m (3,000 feet), in a valley on the side of mount Maenalon.
		Dimitsana was a wealthy trading center in the 17th and 18th centuries and played a key role in the 1821 Greek war of independence against the Ottoman Empire.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=178947 (3261 words)

	Trekking Hellas - Outdoor holidays in Greece
		The village of Dimitsana is where you will be staying on this programme.
		Its charm lies in its cobbled streets and tottering houses that are set between the twin hill- side that overlook the Louisios River.
		After checking out of your hotel you will leave Dimitsana and drive to the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia (aprox 2 hours drive) a place not to be missed whilst visiting Peloponnese.
	www.outdoorsgreece.com /excursion.php?excursion=pe4 (829 words)

	Dryades hotel apartments-stavrodromi-lagadia-vytina-dimitsana-oreini arkadia-peloponnese
		Enjoy your breakfast in a quiet, family surrounding, just 200m from the traditional taverns of the village.
		It is 12km from the barrage and the lake of Ladonas and the hydroelectric factory, 35km from Ancient Olympia, 10km from Lagadia, 30km from Vytina and 25km from Dimitsana.
		You will find us in the crossroad Arkadia neighbour in the National street Tripoli -Ancient Olympia.The village Stavrodromi is found in the street Olympia-lagkadia in the northern side of gorge Toycoa and is built in full green elevation in altitude 600 m.
	www.web-greece.gr /dryades/index_en.htm (142 words)

	Dimitsana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dimitsana is another mountain top town, which sits at the top of two hills (2789 feet) at the beginning of the Lousios Gorge.
		There are plenty of trails to go hiking around the area, but it was too rainy.
		Sunday morning we confirmed that the bus doesn't come to Dimitsana on the weekends either.
	www.vareen.com /Travels/Dimitsana.htm (206 words)

	Dimitsana: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The updated page can be found at: dimitsana
		Prefecture (Prefecture: The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)) :
		Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia (Arcadia: A department of Greece in the central Peloponnese).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/dimitsana (539 words)

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		The area is also great for walking, and if you enjoy outdoor activities, you can traverse the Lousios gorge or go river trekking and there are also possibilities for rafting.
		Around 1850, a raisin merchant from Patras moved to Dimitsana, a mountain village in the heart of the Peloponnese.
		A stranger settling here was a highly unusual event, and for decades the villagers stubbornly referred to the place he built for himself as ‘the house of the Xeniou’, the stranger.
	www.yourgreece.gr /page?la=1&id=46&pl=44&ap=35&pk=64 (514 words)

	Arcadia prefecture - Phantis Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Artemisio Tunnel opened first, followed by the tunnel east of Megalopolis; both serve traffic flowing between Messinia prefecture and Athens.
		The chief cities and communities in the prefecture include Tripolis, Astros, Vytina, Dimitsana, Lagkadia, Leonidio, Leontari, Levidi, Megalopolis and Stemnitsa.
		In agriculture, potato farms, mixed farming, olive groves, and pasture dominate the plains of Arcadia, especially in the area around Megalopolis and between Tripolis and Levidi.
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Arcadia (439 words)

	Artis Tours - study abroad, study art abroad, international studies, teaching abroad, florence italy, study abroad ...
		Visit the mountain villages of Dimitsana and Stemnitsa.
		Hotel Dimitsana (if possible) or Overnight in Stemnitsa.
		Dimitsana - Kalavryta - Diakofto (scenic rail through the steep canyon / 1 hour) Visit Kalavrita War Memorial - (cross Gulf of Corinth by ferry) and continue drive to Delphi.
	www.artis-tours.org /gr-itin.html (635 words)

	The Open-Air Water Power Museum of Dimitsana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is located at "Kefalari tou Ai-Yanni", a spot of great natural beauty 1.5 Km from Dimitsana in the Central Peloponnese.
		On a site with an area of 1,000 square metres, the buildings of a water-mill (also housing a fulling-tub), a tannery (with the tanner's house) and a powder mill have been reconstructed, and the permanent equipment of those installations has been restored to its original form and functions.
		One of these tapes shows the pre-industrial manufacturing of fine leather at Amfissa and the other concerns the history and production of fl powder in Dimitsana.
	www.culture.gr /4/42/421/42101/421018/e4210181.html (392 words)

	Upper Lousios river data
		Runnable all the year, due to the fountains at Dimitsana area.
		Further up, at the small but historical town of Dimitsana, you may visit the hydrokinisis museum where you can see how the old water mills used to work and manufacture powder for the 1821 revolution.
		70kms from Dimitsana is ancient Olympia and in Karytaina stands an impressive castle and another vyzantine church.
	www.webspawner.com /users/nikosm/uplousiosrivdat.html (817 words)

	Dimitsana Hotels: Hotel Accommodation in Arkadhia Greece
		Card details are required only to reserve your Dimitsana accommodation.
		Your credit card is not debited until you depart from the hotel.
		* 'Rooms from' is an approximate guide to the lowest Dimitsana hotel rate.
	www.travel-europe-direct.co.uk /Greece/Arkadhia/Dimitsana/index.cfm (82 words)

	Arcadia
		This isn't a problem because next stop is Dimitsana.
		We have already reached Dimitsana, this is how it looks upon entering the village.
		Its architecture is 99% traditional with only a couple of ugly newly built buildings that cannot spoil the view.
	flyingbrick.freeyellow.com /arcadia.htm (934 words)

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