Ktismata () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Delvinaki
Delvinaki () is a former municipality in the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit, Epirus (region), Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Pogoni, of which it is a municipal unit. The mun ...
,
Ioannina regional unit,
Epirus
Epirus () is a Region#Geographical regions, geographical and historical region, historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay ...
, in northwestern
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. It is situated on a hillside on the right bank of the river
Drinos
The Drino or Drinos (, ) is a river in southern Albania and northwestern Greece, and a tributary of the Vjosë. Its source is in the northwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit, near the village Delvinaki. The 84.6 km (52.6 mi) long Drino f ...
, at 412 m above sea level. It is 3 km from the
Greek - Albanian border at
Kakavia. The community consists of the villages Ktismata and Neochori. Ktismata is 7 km southwest of Delvinaki, 30 km southeast of
Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër (, sq-definite, Gjirokastra) is a List of cities and towns in Albania, city in Southern Albania, southern Albania and the seat of Gjirokastër County and Gjirokastër Municipality. It is located in a valley between the Gjerë moun ...
(Albania) and 47 km northwest of
Ioannina
Ioannina ( ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus (region), Epirus, an Modern regions of Greece, administrative region in northwester ...
. The
Greek National Road 22 (Kakavia -
Kalpaki
Kalpaki () is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Pogoni, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated about northwest of Ioannina, a ...
) passes north of the village.
Population
See also
*
List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit, Greece.
* Achladies
* Aetomilitsa
* Aetopetra, Konitsa
* Aetopetra, Zitsa
* Aetorrachi, Ioannina, Aetorrachi
* Agia Anastasia
* Agia Marina, Ioannina, Agia Mar ...
References
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Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit)
Pogoni