Artotina (Greek: Αρτοτίνα) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, northwestern Phocis, Greece. It is situated on the western slope of the Vardousia mountains, near the source of the river Evinos, at about 1200 m elevation. Artotina is located 12 km north of Pentagioi and 36 km northwest of Amfissa.
Artotina
Αρτοτίνα | |
|---|---|
  Artotina | |
| Coordinates: 38°42′N 22°02′E / 38.700°N 22.033°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Phocis |
| Municipality | Dorida |
| Municipal unit | Vardousia |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 145 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΜ |
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 326 |
| 1991 | 285 |
| 2001 | 499 |
| 2011 | 174 |
| 2021 | 145 |
History
editIt is claimed that Athanasios Diakos, a Greek national hero of the Greek War of Independence, was born in Artotina, but this is also claimed by the village Athanasios Diakos (formerly Ano Mousounitsa). Other revolutionaries from Artotina were Dimos Skaltsas, Ioannis Roukis, Andritsos Siafakas, Gerantonos and Loukas Kaliakoudas.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.