Vikos, Ioannina
Vikos
Βίκος | |
|---|---|
 View of the Vikos Gorge from the village of Vikos | |
  Vikos | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′N 20°44′E / 39.967°N 20.733°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | Central Zagori |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 27 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vikos (Greek: Βίκος) is a village in the municipality of Zagori, in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.
History
Vikos is one of the villages of Zagori, known in Greek as the Zagorochoria (Greek: Ζαγοροχώρια). It overlooks the Vikos Gorge at an altitude of 770 meters, and is located on the borders of the Vikos-Aoos National Park.[2] It was formerly known as Vetsiko (Greek: Βετσικό) or Vitsiko (Greek: Βιτσικό). Its name was officially changed to Vikos in 1955, although the old names are still in common use.[3]
In 1951, the village had 50 inhabitants.[4] In the 2021 census, it recorded 27 inhabitants.[5]
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.
- ^ "Zagorochoria Vikos". Greeka.com.
- ^ "Mountain villages of Epirus". Youth Center of Epirus.
- ^ Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος κατά την απογραφήν της 7ης Απριλίου 1951 (PDF) (pdf). National Printing House of Greece. 1955. p. 85.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2024.
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