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Zatouna Ζάτουνα
Community
Zatouna
Coordinates: 37°35.4′N 22°1.4′E / 37.5900°N 22.0233°E / 37.5900; 22.0233
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Arcadia
Municipality	Gortynia
Municipal unit	Dimitsana
Population
• Community	72
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	22007
Vehicle registration	TP

Zatouna (Greek: Ζάτουνα) is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Dimitsana, western Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is situated on a mountain slope at about 1000 m elevation, west of the river Lousios. The community includes the nearby villages Markos and Vlongos. Zatouna is 2 km southwest of Dimitsana and 23 km northwest of Megalopoli. It is considered a traditional settlement.

Population

People

Zatouna is the birthplace of Staikos Staikopoulos, who laid siege to the castle of Palamidi in 1821 while it was under Turkish control. The Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was banished to the village in 1968 by the military junta. Famous Greek actor Mimis Fotopoulos (1913–1986) was born in Zatouna.

See also

• List of settlements in Arcadia
• List of traditional settlements of Greece

References

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. "Zatouna, Centre of Theodorakis's world". Retrieved 2007-08-01.

External links

• Geography, history, news and photos from Zatouna
• History and Information about Zatouna

• Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese
• Gortynia