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Country
  
Greece

Regional unit
  
Ioannina

Municipal unit
  
Delvinaki

Administrative region
  
Epirus

Municipality
  
Pogoni

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Vissani

Vissani (Greek: Βήσσανη) is a village in the municipal unit of Delvinaki, Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. It is situated in the mountainous Pogoni area near the Albanian border, at 750 m above sea level. A small road connects Vissani with the Greek National Road 22 Kakavia - Kalpaki.

History

Vissani was founded in the 14th century, and grew during Ottoman rule. It became a part of Greece after the Balkan Wars in 1913. The village retains elements of its traditional architecture. In the center of the village is the church of Saint Nicholas from 1791, decorated with frescoes. The village houses were built by craftsmen from the villages of Pyrsogianni and Vourbiani.

References

Vissani Wikipedia