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Konitsa ((ギリシア語:Κόνιτσα); ) is a town in Epirus, Greece, near the Albanian border. It lies, amphitheatre-shaped, on a mountain slope of the Pindos mountain range, overlooking the valley where the river Aoos meets the river Voidomatis. The valley is used for farming. Konitsa is a regional centre for many small Pindos villages, and there are shops, schools and a hospital. It is a good starting point for tourists who want to explore the Pindos mountains, or who want to go rafting in the river Aoos or parapenting. Other places of interest nearby are: * The Vikos–Aoös National Park, including the Vikos Gorge, the Aoos Gorge and the Tymfi mountains. It is where Vikos spring water is collected; * Mount Smolikas (2637 m), Greece's second highest mountain; * The sulfur baths of Kavasila; * The two Dragonlakes (Tymfi's and Smolika's) * Zagori, a group of small mountain villages; * The nearest city is Ioannina == History == In antiquity, the area of Konitsa was part of the territory of the Molossians. In 15th century Konitsa came under Ottoman rule and became part of the Sanjak of Ioannina. A Greek school was operating already from the end of the 18th century under Georgios Mostras, student of Balanos Vasilopoulos. Greek education was flourishing and in 1906 the kaza of Konitsa had 31 schools and 1,036 pupils.〔M. V. Sakellariou. (Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization ). Ekdotikē Athēnōn, 1997. ISBN 978-960-213-371-2, p. 307: ""In the city of Konitsa in particular, a Greek school had been founded at the end of the eighteenth century at which the.. "〕 The functioning of the school was interrupted during the turbulent times of Ali Pasha's rule, however soon after it reopened following the initiative of Kosmas Thesprotos, a student of Athanasios Psalidas.〔 During the 19th century until the early 20th century, the tekke of Konitsa, similarly to other Albanian Bektashi tekkes, was a covert center of culture, learning and tolerance, but also Albanian national activism against the Ottoman Empire. On the other hand, the local Greek population displayed tolerance towards actions by the Albanians that didn't reveal chauvinist inclinations.〔M. V. Sakellariou.(4000 years of Greek history and civilization.'' ) (Ekdotike Athenon ), 1997. ISBN 960-213-371-6. p 361: "The Greek population displayed toleration whenever the action taken.〕 During the Greek Civil War (1946–1949) the surrounding region became a major battleground, while in December 1947 communist guerrilla units unsuccessfully tried to capture the town.〔Charles R. Shrader. (The withered vine: logistics and the communist insurgency in Greece, 1945-1949 ). Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 ISBN 0-275-96544-9, ISBN 978-0-275-96544-0, p. 215〕 Almost all buildings inhabited by Muslim Albanians in Konitsa were destroyed during World War II warfare. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Konitsa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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