Kapesovo (Greek: Καπέσοβο) is a village in the Zagori region (Epirus region), it is 43 km north of Ioannina. The name Kapesovo is Slavic and means garden. The village used to be more south near Baya (Kipi), where many vegetables were grown and it was called "Kapouska". It was later moved to its current position for health reasons. There is a big cliff next to the village called "Kapesios" (a Slavic word that means cliff) and the name of the village might be related to it.[2]
Kapesovo
Καπέσοβο | |
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  Kapesovo | |
| Coordinates: 39°53.3′N 20°46.8′E / 39.8883°N 20.7800°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | Tymfi |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 30 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
The village is near the Vikos canyon, the view of which is spectacular at certain spots.
History edit
In the 18th and 19th centuries Kapesovo was renowned in Epirus for its painters, called mpogades (Greek: Μπογάδες), that worked in dozens of churches from Moscopole to Arta.
Kapesovo experienced a great flourishing until 1860 and this is evident in the great manors with folk wall paintings and churches with paintings (hagiographies) in their interior. The church of Aghios Nikolaos, built in 1793, the cultural center and the folkloric museum are some of the village's attractions. In the Paschaleios School, found at 1861, by Konstantinos and Pavlos Paschalis, is kept today one of the four copies of Rigas Fereos chart.
The village also might have been settled by Orthodox Albanians, locally called "Arvanites", who largely came after the 15th century, later assimilating into the local population.[3]
Out of the village is a cobble stone pathway down a steep rocky slope that leads to nearby Vradeto. The pathway is a work of great craftsmanship of Epirotic artisans. Outside of the village, close to Kipoi village is the famous bridge of Kalogeriko or Plakidas.[4]
The Kapesovites used to migrate mostly to Egypt and the U.S. In Greece, they migrated to Macedonia and Athens.[5]
Personalities edit
- Konstantinos and Pavlos Paschalis, merchants and benefactors.
- Alexis Noutsos, advisor of Ali Pasha.
- Ioannoutsos Karamesinis, general governor of the 'League of Zagori', 19th century.
Gallery edit
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Partial view of Kapesovo. -
Partial view of Kapesovo's square. -
Partial view of Kapesovo. -
Partial view of Kapesovo. -
Partial view of Kapesovo. -
Christian Orthodox temple in the village. -
An old door in the village.
Sources edit
Bibliography edit
- Kahl, Thede (1999). "Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt". Ethnologia Balkanica. 3.
References edit
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ A.Kathareios (Inspector of the 1st educational region of Epirus) Report of Inspection of Zagorohoria in 1913
- ^ Kahl 1999, p. 106,114: "Ansiedlungen christlich-orthodoxer Albaner (sog. Arvaniten)..."
- ^ "Kapesovo - Greece Travel Guide (EN)". Complete Greece. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ A.Kathareios (Inspector of the 1st educational region of Epirus) Report of Inspection of Zagorohoria in 1913