Polydoro

Polydoro or Polidoro (Greek, Modern: Πολύδωρο), older form: -n, accented forms: Polýdoro and Polídoro is a village in the Ioannina Prefecture in Greece and the municipality of Molossoi, it is in the area of Douskara. Its 2001 population was 147 for the village of which only 80 people lives all season long. The GR-6 (Volos - Larissa - Ioannina - Igoumenitsa), the old road runs to the north and the Via Egnatia, the new highway runs to the south, the old road is approximately 2 km northwest.

Nearest places

• Gkribovo or Gribovo, north
• Voutsaras, northeast
• Kourenta, NNE
• Agios Christoforos, east
• Granitsa, south
• Zalongo, southwest
• Vrossina, west
• Leptokarya, northwest

Population

Location

Polydoro is located 39 km SSW of Ioannina, northwest of Arta, north of Preveza and east of Igoumenitsa.

Geography and information

Much of the area around Granitsa are mountainous and forested the Tyria flows 1.5 km to the east and another 3 km to th west. Its main induscty are agriculture and the main production is wheat.

History

The increase of travellers happens during the summer months, where many of the abroad Polydoriotes for visiting their vacations. The village disposes a united Xenona, in which disposes even taverns and welcomes tens of people. In the village centre, it has a monastery. Nearby features a cobblestone square, as well as a maple tree and a spring. Polydoros is built on the slopes, mostly that it gives a magical amphitheatrical view. Anyone can climb on Ai Lia hill which it founded near the village and it is visible from all areas of the village.

Polydoros finally joined the rest of Greece after the Balkan Wars. The village was known as Mazi (Μάζι) until when it adopted its current name in the early to mid 20th century.

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt. Emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1981 through to 1991, the population has been declining slowly but lost by half between 1991 and 2001. Polydoro became connected with asphalt in the 1970s. more pavement was available in recent years. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In the late-1990s, the ex-community (now a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Molossoi.

Other

Polydoro has a school, a church, a square (plateia). Its nearest lyceum (middle school) is in Pyrsogianni and its gymnasium (secondary school) are in Voutsaras.

See also

• List of places in the Ioannina prefecture
• Administrative divisions of the Ioannina prefecture

External links

• polydoro.gr (Greek)
• Polydoro at the GTP Travel Pages

Coordinates: 39°38′18″N 20°33′26″E / 39.63833°N 20.55722°E / 39.63833; 20.55722