Zatouna Explained

Zatouna
Name Local:Ζάτουνα
Type:community
Periph:Peloponnese
Periphunit:Arcadia
Municipality:Gortynia
Municunit:Dimitsana
Pop Community:72
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:37.59°N 23.4°W
Postal Code:22007
Licence:TP

Zatouna (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ζάτουνα) is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Dimitsana, western Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is situated on a mountain slope at about 1000 m elevation, west of the river Lousios. The community includes the nearby villages Markos and Vlongos. Zatouna is 2 km southwest of Dimitsana and 23 km northwest of Megalopoli. It is considered a traditional settlement.

Population

Year Population village Population community
1981 160 -
1991 103 -
2001 75 208
2011 45 71
2021 42 72

People

Zatouna is the birthplace of Staikos Staikopoulos, who laid siege to the castle of Palamidi in 1821 while it was under Turkish control. The Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was banished to the village in 1968 by the military junta.[1] Famous Greek actor Mimis Fotopoulos (1913–1986) was born in Zatouna.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zatouna, Centre of Theodorakis's world . 2007-08-01.