Magouliana


Magouliana is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Vytina, Arcadia, Greece. In 2011, it had a population of 117 for the village and 119 for the community, which includes the small village Pan. It sits at 1,365 m above sea level, under the ruined Argyrokastro Castle. Magouliana is 3 km southwest of Lasta, 5 km west of Vytina and 12 km northeast of Dimitsana. It is considered a traditional settlement.

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Geography and history

According to several sources, the village was founded between 1530 and 1600 by inhabitants of five settlements, Agios Athanasios, Agios Konstantinos, Agios Ioannis, Petrovouni and Megisti or Katsipodas, fleeing from raiding :el:Λάλας Ηλείας|Lalaioi Turks. According to Max Vasmer, the name might derive from the Slavic word Mogyljane. The word is also related to the modern Greek μαγούλα which means hill or small mound. It was renamed to Argyrokastro in 1927, but it was renamed back to Magouliana in 1929.

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