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Zatouna (Greek: 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
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.
Famous Greek actor Mimis Fotopoulos (1913–1986) was born in Zatouna.
See also
List of settlements in Arcadia
List of traditional settlements of Greece
References
External links
Geography, history, news and photos from Zatouna
History and Information about Zatouna
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Mikis Theodorakis
- Zatouna
- List of settlements in Arcadia
- Dimitsana
- Mikis Theodorakis
- Staikos Staikopoulos
- Arcadia (regional unit)
- Beata Asimakopoulou
- Leonardos Leonardopoulos
- Georgakis Kapsokalyvas
- Mimis Fotopoulos
