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Vytina

Vytina
Βυτίνα
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Vytina is located in Greece
Vytina
Vytina
Coordinates: 37°40′N 22°11′E / 37.667°N 22.183°E / 37.667; 22.183Coordinates: 37°40′N 22°11′E / 37.667°N 22.183°E / 37.667; 22.183
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Arcadia
Municipality Gortynia
 • Municipal unit 139.3 km2 (53.8 sq mi)
Elevation 1,036 m (3,399 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipal unit 1,116
 • Municipal unit density 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 220 10
Area code(s) 27950
Website www.dimosvitinas.gr

Vytina (Greek: Βυτίνα) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is considered a traditional settlement. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 139.309 km2. The seat of the municipality was the village Vytina. The village is located at the foot of the mountain range Mainalo. The area produces marble, a variation called the Black of Vytina. Vytina is 10 km east of Levidi, 15 km northeast of Dimitsana and 24 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Tripoli - Pyrgos) passes through Vytina. The ancient Arcadian city Methydrion was located near Vytina.

The municipal unit Vytina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

The father of the historian Constantine Paparrigopoulos, Dimitrios Paparrigopoulos was born in Vytina. Other important Vytiniots include the jurist Vasileios Oikonomidis, the provost marshal Ioannis Dimakopoulos, the iconographer Othon Giavopoulos and Kollias Vytiniotis.


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