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Ano Pedina

Ano Pedina
Άνω Πεδινά
Ano Pedina is located in Greece
Ano Pedina
Ano Pedina
Coordinates: 39°52′48″N 20°42′21″E / 39.88°N 20.7057°E / 39.88; 20.7057Coordinates: 39°52′48″N 20°42′21″E / 39.88°N 20.7057°E / 39.88; 20.7057
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Ioannina
Municipality Zagori
Municipal unit Central Zagori
Elevation 920 m (3,020 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Rural 144
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΙΝ

Ano Pedina (Greek: Άνω Πεδινά, before 1928: Άνω Σουδενά - Ano Soudena ) 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.

The village is mentioned in a Golden Bulle of bishop 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.



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