Vytina

Vytina

Βυτίνα
Vytina Βυτίνα
Municipal unit
	Vytina Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 37°40′N 22°11′E / 37.667°N 22.183°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Arcadia
Municipality	Gortynia
Area
• Municipal unit	139.3 km2 (53.8 sq mi)
Elevation	1,036 m (3,399 ft)
Population (2021)
• Municipal unit	1,036
• Municipal unit density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Community	561
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	220 10
Area code(s)	27950
Website	www.dimosvitinas.gr

Vytina (Greek: Βυτίνα, Vytína) 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.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 139.309 km².^[3] 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.

Subdivisions

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

Elati
Kamenitsa (Kamenitsa, Karvouni)
Lasta (Lasta, Agridaki)
Magouliana (Magouliana, Pan)
Nymfasia
Pyrgaki (Pyrgaki, Methydrio)
Vytina (Vytina, Moni Panagias Kernitsis)

Population history

Year	Village	Community	Municipal unit
1981	-	876	-
1991	824	-	1,993
2001	885	999	2,012
2011	652	666	1,116
2021	552	561	1,036

Climate

Due to its altitude and inland location, Vytina has a temperate climate with cold and snowy winters and warm summers with pleasant nights. Precipitation is abundant year round.

Climate data for Vytina (1.013m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.6 (45.7)	10.5 (50.9)	12.7 (54.9)	16 (61)	22.2 (72.0)	26.2 (79.2)	29.3 (84.7)	30.3 (86.5)	25.5 (77.9)	19.8 (67.6)	14.8 (58.6)	9.8 (49.6)	18.7 (65.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.4 (29.5)	−0.8 (30.6)	0.2 (32.4)	3 (37)	6 (43)	9.8 (49.6)	12.8 (55.0)	13.1 (55.6)	9.7 (49.5)	5.9 (42.6)	3.2 (37.8)	1.6 (34.9)	5.3 (41.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	193.3 (7.61)	68.5 (2.70)	83.9 (3.30)	73.5 (2.89)	35 (1.4)	70.7 (2.78)	58.1 (2.29)	54.2 (2.13)	42.2 (1.66)	94.2 (3.71)	113.4 (4.46)	213.9 (8.42)	1,100.9 (43.35)
Source: http://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/vytina/ (2019 – 2021 averages)

People

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

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

External links

[census21-1] "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.

[Kallikratis-2] "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

[stat01-3] "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

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