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Country
  
Local time
  
Sunday 6:51 PM

Administrative region
  
Regional unit
  
Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Municipality
  
Sparta

Municipal unit
  
Georgitsi

Weather
  
8°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 68% Humidity

Georgitsi (Greek: Γεωργίτσι) is a village in the Taygetus mountain range 28 km away from the city of Sparta in southern Greece. Georgitsi belongs to the municipal unit of Pellana, situated in the state of Laconia, in southeastern Peloponnesus. It is situated at an altitude of between 900 and 1200m above sea level. The village is very much known for its revolt against the Ottoman Turks in the 18th century. The village is named after a shepard named Georgitsis who settled in that area, the village had a small bazaar, and from then on it grew on to a town. As of 2011, the village has a population of 367 people.

Map of Georgitsi 230 59, Greece

References

Georgitsi Wikipedia


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