Pyrsogianni ( el, Πυρσόγιαννη) is a village in the
Ioannina regional unit, northern
Greece
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. It is situated on a mountain slope on the right bank of the river
Sarantaporos. It is in the municipal unit of
Mastorochoria
Mastorochoria ( el, Μαστοροχώρια) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Konitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal un ...
, and it was the seat of the former municipality Mastorochoria. In 2011 its population was 119. The
Greek National Road 20
National Road 20 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 20, abbreviated as EO20) is a single carriageway road in northwestern Greece. It links the cities of Ioannina and Kozani via Konitsa and Siatista. It passes through the Ioannina, Kastoria and the Koza ...
(
Ioannina -
Konitsa
Konitsa ( el, Κόνιτσα; see also names in other languages) is a town of Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. It is located north of the capital Ioannina and near the Albanian border. Northeast of Konitsa lies a group of villages known as the Zagor ...
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Kozani
Kozani ( el, Κοζάνη, ) is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley. The city lies above sea ...
) passes east of the village. It is 4 km northwest of
Kastaniani
Kastaniani ( el, Καστάνιανη meaning "chestnut tree") is a mountain village in the Ioannina regional unit in northern Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Mastorochoria. It is situated in the northern Pindus mountains, near the lef ...
, 20 km northeast of Konitsa and 60 km north of Ioannina.
Population
About the village
The village includes the town hall of the Municipality of
Mastorochoria
Mastorochoria ( el, Μαστοροχώρια) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Konitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal un ...
and the Police Station of the region (mostly devoted to border guard duties). Visitors to the village will find also restaurants and coffee shops. The central spot of the village is the Pyrsogianni Hotel, which was built with the donations of the villagers. "The Brotherhood of Pyrsogianni" is a local organization that has to demonstrate remarkable projects. The most important sight of the village is the stone-built church of Agios Georgios, with an impressive bell tower. We should not forget also the new Ethnological Museum of Stonemasons, which is housed on the ground floor of the old stone school that was built in 1927.
See also
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List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit
External links
PyrsogianniPyrsogianni at the GTP Travel Pages
References
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Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit)