Vovousa

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Vovousa (Template:Langx; Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "Lang". or Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a village and a former community in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zagori, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 51.029 km2.[2] It is one of the original Zagori villages.[3] Population 132 (2021).[4] Vovousa is a traditional Aromanian settlement.

Geography

Vovousa is located on the river Vjosa and is one of the easternmost villages of Zagori. It is also located near the National Park of Valia Kalda. The single-arched stone bridge of Misios was built in 1748 with a donation by Alexis Mitsios from Vitsa.[5]

History

Vovousa was considered among the largest villages in Zagori.[6] Most of its inhabitants moved in the 19th century to the vicinity of Serres in Macedonia.[6]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The village was burnt by the Germans on 23 October 1943.[7]

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  3. A. Kathareios (Inspector of the 1st educational region of Epirus) Report of Inspection of Zagorohoria in 1913
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  6. a b Λαμπρίδης Ιωάννης "Ζαγοριακά", Τυπογραφείον Αυγής, Αθήνα, 1870
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