Kefalovryso or Kefalovrysso, Kefalovriso (Greek, Modern: Κεφαλόβρυσο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, fr. κέφαλος kefalos head + βρύσο vryso, a form of βρύση vrysi a spring), older forms Kefalovrysson, Kefalovrison, Kefalovrysson is a town of about 1,100 and the seat of the municipality of Ano Pogoni in the northern part of the prefecture of Ioannina Albania is due north with no road connected is bordered. It is located north of the Achelous delta. It is located SW of GR-20 /E55/E90 , Konitsa and Macedonia , W of Vikos , N of Doliana and Ioannina , N of GR-24 and NE of Delvinaki .

Nearest places

• Vasiliko, E
• Agios Kosmas, SE
• Oraiokastro, S
• Kato Meropi, W
• Pogonisko, N

Communities

• Agia Kosmas
• Aidonochori
• Geroplatanos
• Kakokakos
• Kato Meropi
• Mavrovouni
• Molyvdoskepasto
• Pogonisko
• Roupsia
• Vasiliko

Historical population

Kefalovryso has a school which is located in the south and the central part, a lyceum, a minor soccer team, a gymnasium, a church, a small post office and a square (plateia) in the centre with the town hall of Ano Pogoni.

The urban houses lies on a slope of a 10 to 15 degree angle. Trees surround almost the entire town while farms situate in the west. The mountains dominate outside Kefalovryso with bushes, green grasses and some trees with a small forest lying in the east. Mount Valaora (Βαλαώρα) lies in the area.

The local language is Vlachicka (Βλάχικα) or Vlachika and all of the inhabitants are Vlachoi or Vlachi (Βλάχοι). A part of the population are rural while the other part are employed in Kefalovryso's only factory where the coins are manufactured.

History

The Greek newspaper 'Pigi Kefalovrysou worte in an article that this village in 1840 was based lone of tselingas Nastas (Greek: τσέλιγκας Νάστας)

External links

• Kefalovriso Website
• http://www.gogreece.com/personal_pages/Greek_Regions.html?PageNo=13
• http://www.geocities.com/athens/ithaca/1473/
• http://www.zan.gr/dapogoni/dapogoni1/kefalovriso.html (in Greek)

See also

• Communities of Ioannina