Votonosi
Sign in to saveVotonosi (, ) is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. At the location called Katafy near the village are ruins of an ancient wall. The site of the village has a pass linking Metsovo with Greek Macedonia.
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Metsovo Municipality
- Population
- 220
- Elevation
- 770
- Dialing code
- 2656
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- postal code
- 442 00
- native label
- Βοτονόσι
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Votonosi (, ) is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. At the location called Katafy near the village are ruins of an ancient wall. The site of the village has a pass linking Metsovo with Greek Macedonia.
== Name == The toponym is derived from the Slavic personal name Budnoš with the development of o into u and the Slavic b and d becoming n and t in Greek. The personal name Budnoš is formed from the Slavic Bulgarian adjective byden, -dna, -dno meaning 'awake, alert' and the Slavic suffix -oš(ъ).
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