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Dimitsana
Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
Dimitsana is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis. Its population is about 600. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is also the seat of the province of Gortynia. The village is unofficially connected by GR-334. Throughout the town, the road is narrow. GR-74 is about 11 kilometers south. It is located south east of Olympia and Pyrgos, south west of Vytina, 60 kilometers west of Tripoli, west of Megalopoli, GR-7, GR-76 and Karytaina and north east of Andritsaina. Its nearest community is Stremnitsa to the south. Most of the population in the 2001 census only had two communities over 100 people, many had 100 before the mid-20th century.
The village has a school, a historical library, several churches, a post office, a water-power museum, hotels and a square. The village is located on the valley which has a small creek to its west and the residential area covers the eastern part of a mountain. Another mountain is located to its west. The area north and east of Dimitsaina is covered pine forests and is rare connected with the Maenalus ranges. Deforested mountains cover the area west and south of Dimitsaina. Until the 1960s, much of the town did not have electricity and until the 1980s, most of the houses were stone-built.
It can also be considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism destination that enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers to become one of the most visited places.
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