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Vissani

Coordinates: 39°56′N 20°32′E / 39.933°N 20.533°E / 39.933; 20.533
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Vissani
Βήσσανη
Vissani is located in Greece
Vissani
Vissani
Coordinates: 39°56′N 20°32′E / 39.933°N 20.533°E / 39.933; 20.533
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityPogoni
Municipal unitDelvinaki
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community236
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Vissani (Greek: Βήσσανη Ιωαννίνων) is a village in the municipal unit of Delvinaki, Ioannina regional unit, in the Epirus region of northwestern Greece. It is situated in the mountainous Pogoni area near the Albanian border, at 750 m above sea level. A small road connects Vissani with the Greek National Road 22 Kakavia - Kalpaki.

Saint Nicholas (1791)
Avel monastery(1760)

Population

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Year Population
1981 417
1991 365
2001 426
2011 420
2021 236

History

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Vissani was founded in the 14th century, and grew during Ottoman rule. It became a part of Greece after the Balkan Wars in 1913. The village retains elements of its traditional architecture. In the center of the village is the church of Saint Nicholas from 1791, decorated with frescoes. The village houses were built by craftsmen from the villages of Pyrsogianni and Vourbiani. Vissani is the birthplace of Kitsos Harisiadis, one of the greatest traditional clarinetists of Epirus,[2] who mastered and taught the tradition of playing the "miroloi".

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey Into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music, by Christopher King