Vovousa

Vovousa (Greek: Βοβούσα or Βωβούσα; Aromanian: Bãiasa, Baiesa or Baiasa) 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 Zagori, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 51.029 km².^[3] It is one of the original Zagori villages.^[4] Population 132 (2021).^[1] Vovousa is a traditional Aromanian settlement.

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Vovousa Βοβούσα, Βωβούσα Bãiasa, Baiesa, Baiasa
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Vovousa Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°56′N 21°03′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	Zagori
Area
• Municipal unit	51.029 km2 (19.702 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	132
• Municipal unit density	2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

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Vovousa is located on the river Vjosa and is one of the easternmost villages of Zagori. It is also located near the National Park of Valia Kalda. The single-arched stone bridge of Misios was built in 1748 with a donation by Alexis Mitsios from Vitsa.^[5]

Vovousa was considered among the largest villages in Zagori.^[6] Most of its inhabitants moved in the 19th century to the vicinity of Serres in Macedonia.^{[6][page needed]} The village was burnt by the Germans on 23 October 1943.^[7]