Artotina

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 is located in Greece
Artotina
Artotina
Coordinates: 38°42′N 22°02′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhocis
MunicipalityDorida
Municipal unitVardousia
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
174
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΑΜ

Population

YearPopulation
1981326
1991285
2001499
2011174

History

It 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.

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