Dodoni ( el, Δωδώνη) is a village and a municipality in the
Ioannina regional unit,
Epirus
sq, Epiri rup, Epiru
, native_name_lang =
, settlement_type = Historical region
, image_map = Epirus antiquus tabula.jpg
, map_alt =
, map_caption = Map of ancient Epirus by Heinri ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. The seat of the municipality is the village Agia Kyriaki (community
Theriakisi).
The modern village of Dodoni is located near the ancient city of same name and site of the ancient oracle of
Dodona
Dodona (; Doric Greek: Δωδώνα, ''Dōdṓnā'', Ionic and Attic Greek: Δωδώνη, ''Dōdṓnē'') in Epirus in northwestern Greece was the oldest Hellenic oracle, possibly dating to the second millennium BCE according to Herodotus. Th ...
. ''
Oedipus the King'' was shot here in 1967.
Municipality
The present municipality Dodoni was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
[
* Agios Dimitrios
*Dodoni
* Lakka Souliou
* Selloi
The municipality Dodoni has an area of 657.499 km2, the municipal unit Dodoni has an area of 101.016 km2, and the community Dodoni has an area of 8.748 km2.]
Gallery
File:Amphitheatre at Dodoni, Greece.jpg, Theatre at Dodoni
File:Dodona.JPG, View on theatre and Mount Tomaros
Tomaros ( el, Τόμαρος, also Ολύτσικας - ''Olytsikas'' or ''Tomaros'') is a mountain in southwestern Ioannina regional unit, Greece. Rising to the south of the archaeological site of Dodona, it is part of the Pindus mountain rang ...
File:2011 Dimos Dodonis.png, Dodoni municipality
References
Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit)
Municipalities of Epirus (region)
Cities in ancient Greece
{{Epirus-geo-stub