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Template:Infobox Town GR Konitsa (Greek: Κόνιτσα) is a town in Epirus, Greece, near the Albanian border. It lies amphi-theatre shaped on a mountain slope of the Pindos mountain range, overlooking the valley where the river Aoos meets the river Voidomatis. The valley is used for farming. Konitsa is a regional centre for many small Pindos villages, and there are shops, schools and a hospital. It is a good starting point for tourists who want to explore the Pindos mountains, or who want to go rafting in the river Aoos or parapenting. Other places of interest nearby are:
- The Vikos-Aoos National Park, including the spectacular Vikos gorge, the Aoos gorge and the Timfi mountains. It is where Vikos spring water is made;
- Mount Smolikas (2637 m), Greece's second highest mountain;
- The sulfur baths of Kavasila;
- Zagoria, a collection of small mountain villages;
- The nearest city is Ioannina.
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,859 | - | - |
| 1991 | 2,858 | -1/0.00035% | 6,572 |
It is one of the few communities in the prefecture of Ioannina that saw its population decrease by only one inhabitant from 1981 to 1991.
Villages of the surround area
- Agia Varvara
- Agia Paraskevi
- Aetomilitsa
- Aetopetra
- Aidonochori
- Amarantos
- Armata
- Asimochori
- Vourmpiani
- Ganadio
- Gorgopotamos
- Distrato
- Drosopigi
- Elefthero
- Exochi
- Iliorrachi
- Kavasila
- Kallithea
- Kastania
- Kefalochori
- Kleidonia
- Lagkada
- Mazi
- Melissopetra
- Molista
- Molyvdoskepastos
- Monastiri
- Nikanoras
- Oxya
- Pades
- Palaioselli
- Pigi
- Plagia
- Plikati
- Pournia
- Pyrgos
- Pyrsogianni
- Fourka
- Chionades
External links
| North: Albania | |||
| West: Ano Pogoni? |
Konitsa | East: Konitsa | |
| Southwest: Delvinaki | South: Papingo (community), Tymfi | Southeast: Bizani |