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Ζίτσα

Appellation

Ζίτσα is an appellation in Greece across 6 communes. It lies 19 km north-west of Ioánnina and 67 km east of Corfu.

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Key facts

Type
ΠΟΠ (PDO)
Category
Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1981-06-11
Area
9,189 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
16.01 × 9.99 km
Centre
39.7688° N, 20.6826° E
Other grapes
Debina
Max yield
75 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
19 km north-west of Ioánnina
Nearest city
67 km east of Corfu 40,047 people
To the sea
46 km
Lakes nearby
Ioannina (16 km)
Same latitude
Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Vayots Dzor (Armenia), Covelo (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
167–922 m
Mean elevation
582 m
Mean slope
10.0° (18 %)
Steepest tenth
above 20°
Faces
south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 107,204 elevation cells of about 29 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 6

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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