Palaiochori (, "old village") is a mountain village in the municipality of

North Tzoumerka North Tzoumerka () is a municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, 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 ...

in the Ioannina regional unit, northern

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. It is built on the western slope of the

Athamanika Athamanika or Tzoumerka ( Greek: Αθαμανικά or Τζουμέρκα) is a mountain range in northwestern Greece, part of the wider Pindus mountain range. Its highest point is the mountain Kakarditsa, at 2,429 m. Its length is approximately ...

mountains, at 750 m elevation. It is on the watershed between two small rivers that flow toward the

Arachthos Arachthos () is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, 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 Al ...

. Its population is 77 people (2021 census). It is 4 km south of

Vathypedo Vathypedo (, before 1928: Προσβάλα, Προσβάλλα ''Prosvala'', ''Prosvalla'') is a village and a former community in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality No ...

, 4 km northwest of

Prosilio Prosilio (, literally "sunward place", before 1927: Δοβίσδανα - ''Dovisdana'') is a village in the municipal unit of Tzoumerka (Ioannina, Epirus), Greece. It is situated on a mountainside of the Athamanika mountains, at 900 m elevation. It ...

, 4 km west of

Syrrako Syrrako (, between 1940 and 2002: Σιράκο - ''Sirako''; ) is a village and a former community in the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit, Epirus (region), Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the mu ...

and 19 km southeast 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 ...

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History

During the Ottoman period and until 1880, Palaiochori formed a single community with current

, which fell along with other neighboring villages in the province (''

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'') of Malakasi. Palaiochori was split from Syrrako in 1880 by the leader Goulas Anastasios Topalis (Goulas Tasios), despite persistent objections of the people from Syrrako who did not want the separation. The border of the two villages was formed by the ridge of Tsarkos-Priza-Plinos. Traditionally Palaiochori is considered to be the cradle of Syrrako. The direct link is shown by the way of life, manners and customs, the dozens of place names around Syrrako and Palaiochori and the common

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. Palaiochori was liberated from the Turks in the end of 1912, when an independent section by the Cretan Regiment with the leader Trypogiorgos removed its inhabitants from the jailhouse in Trikas and moved them out even from the Papastathi bridge over the Arachthos river.

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{{North Tzoumerka div Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) North Tzoumerka

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