Dimitsana
village in Arcadia, Greece
Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 110.759 km2. Dimitsana is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis. It has been registered as a traditional settlement.
Dimitsana is built on a mountain slope at an elevation of 950 meters. From its southern side a marvelous view of the Megalopolis plain and Taygetus is provided. Dimitsana is located 53 km east of Pyrgos, 31 km northwest of Tripoli, 23 km northwest of Megalopoli and 17 km northeast of Andritsaina. The village has a school, a historical library, several churches, a post office, an open-air water-power museum, an open amphitheater, hotels and a square.
History
At the site of present-day Dimitsana there was, in ancient times, the ancient Arcadian town Teuthis, which had participated in the Trojan War and the colonization of Megalopolis.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1226082. VIAF identifies the subject as 152514727. The Library of Congress control number is n85229910. Authority coordinates are 37.595, 22.040. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011.
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