Kitta or Koita ( el, Κοίτα) is a village in the Mani peninsula,
Laconia
Laconia or Lakonia ( el, Λακωνία, , ) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word ''laconic''—to speak in a blunt, c ...
, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of
Oitylo
Oitylo ( el, Οίτυλο, pronounced Ítilo), known as "Βίτσουλο", pronounced Vitsoulo, in the native Maniot dialect, is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part ...
. It is built on top of a hill, overlooking the sea. Kitta is known for its many
Maniot pyrgoi (war towers).
Partially abandoned,
the village had a population of 96 at the 2011 census.
[ Much of the population left between ]World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
and today. It was the scene of Mani's last vendetta
Vendetta may refer to:
* Feud or vendetta, a long-running argument or fight
Film
* ''Vendetta'' (1919 film), a film featuring Harry Liedtke
* ''Vendetta'' (1950 film), an American drama produced by Howard Hughes
* ''Vendetta'' (1986 film), a ...
, in 1870 which required the intervention of the army, with artillery to halt it.[ It is among the oldest villages in Mani, being mentioned in the ]Iliad
The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odysse ...
as "Messes", a village in Menelaus
In Greek mythology, Menelaus (; grc-gre, Μενέλαος , 'wrath of the people', ) was a king of Mycenaean (pre- Dorian) Sparta. According to the ''Iliad'', Menelaus was a central figure in the Trojan War, leading the Spartan contingent of th ...
' kingdom.
Subdivisions
The villages in the community of Koita are (population at 2011 census):[
*Agios Georgios (18)
*Ano Gardenitsa (34)
*Archia (3)
*Kalonioi (24)
*Kato Gardenitsa (8)
*Kechrianika (5)
*Koita (96)
*Nomia (15)
*Psi (9)
]
See also
* List of settlements in Laconia
References
Populated places in the Mani Peninsula
Populated places in Laconia
East Mani
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