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Ano Pedina

Άνω Πεδινά
Ano Pedina Άνω Πεδινά
Community
	Ano Pedina
	Coordinates: 39°52′48″N 20°42′21″E / 39.88°N 20.7057°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	Zagori
Municipal unit	Central Zagori
Elevation	920 m (3,020 ft)
Population (2021)
• Community	106
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Ano Pedina (Greek: Άνω Πεδινά, before 1928: Άνω Σουδενά - Ano Soudena^[2]) is one of the villages in Central Zagori in the Ioannina regional unit, northwestern Greece. It is located on the western slopes of Mt Tymfi.

History

The village is mentioned in a Golden bull of emperor Symeon Paleologos of Serbia from 1362. There are two monasteries, the monastery of Evangelistria and the monastery of Agia Paraskevi. The first is the oldest, restored in 1786, while the second was founded in 1750.^[3]

Notable people

Neophytos Doukas, humanist.

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ 1st and 2nd name change
^ Λαμπρίδης Ιωάννης "Ζαγοριακά", Τυπογραφείον Αυγής, Αθήνα, 1870

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[census21-1] "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

[2] 1st and 2nd name change

[3] Λαμπρίδης Ιωάννης "Ζαγοριακά", Τυπογραφείον Αυγής, Αθήνα, 1870

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