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'''Metsovo''' ({{langx|el|Μέτσοβο}}; {{langx|rup|Aminciu}}) is a town in [[Epirus (region)|Epirus]], in the mountains of [[Pindus]] in northern [[Greece]], between [[Ioannina]] to the west and [[Meteora]] to the east.

The largest centre of [[Aromanians|Aromanian]] (Vlach) life in Greece, Metsovo is a large regional hub for several small villages and settlements in the Pindus region, and it features many shops, schools, offices, services, museums, and galleries. The economy of Metsovo is dominated by agriculture and tourism, the latter flourishing in winter.

Metsovo is served by [[Greek National Road 6]] (Ioannina – Trikala) and by the [[A2 motorway (Greece)|A2 motorway]].

==Etymology==
From medieval times till well into the 19th century, Metsovo was known, in various sources, as ''Metzovo''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} From the end of the 18th century on, the literary form of ''Messovon'' makes its appearance. The town is known as ''Aminciu'' in [[Aromanian language|Aromanian]] (Vlach), and as ''Miçova'' in [[Ottoman Turkish language|Ottoman Turkish]].

===Ottoman census records===
In the Ottoman census records we see the word ''Mcwh'' (مجوه), which is usually pronounced "Miçova". In Aromanian, Metsovo is called ''Aminʤu'',<ref name="inter">Phonetic rendering of the Aromanian words according to the international phonetic alphabet.</ref> a word combining the preposition "a" (meaning "to, into") and the word "Minʤu".

===Various names===
From "Minʤu" derive terms signifying ethnic origin ''Miʤanu'' and ''Miʤanə''—meaning, respectively, "man from Metsovo", "woman from Metsovo"—as well as the adjectives ''miʤənescu'' and ''miʤəneascə''—meaning "Metsovite", "of Metsovo"—which are used today by the residents of Metsovo. The Aromanian part of the population, that part which does not use the term ''Aminʤu'', uses the name "Meʤova". Some [[firman]] refer to Metsovo as [[Derveni (Metsovo)|Derveni]].

===Modern form===
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The derivation of the name ''Metsovo''—from the words ''Mitsous'' and ''Mesovounon'' or from the unattested Slav word ''*Mẹčovo'', meaning bear-place—which has been proposed by academics and historians, is not confirmed by linguistic research. Alternatively, there appears to be an etymological relation between the Aromanian ''Minʤu'' and the Greek ''Metsovo'', the latter being a combination of the stem ''Mets'' and the Slavic-ending ''ovo''.

==History==
[[File:Metsovo, panorama od 1899.jpg|thumb|Panorama of Metsovo, 1899. Photo by the [[Manaki brothers]] (damaged glass plate)]]
[[File:Metsovo church.jpg|thumb|The church of Agia Paraskevi]]

In the 15th century Metsovo came under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule and became part of the [[Sanjak of Ioannina]].<ref>{{cite book|last=H. Karpat|first=Kemal|title=Ottoman population, 1830–1914: demographic and social characteristics|year=1985|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yhgEAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Yanya+Central+Kaza%22|access-date=22 September 2011|page=146|isbn=9780299091606}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Motika|first=Raoul|title=Türkische Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (1071–1920)|year=1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5BQ0AQAAIAAJ&q=pogon+permedi+Koni%C3%A7e|access-date=22 September 2011|page=297|isbn=9783447036832|quote=Sancaks Yanya (Kazas: Yanya, Aydonat (Paramythia), Filat (Philiates), Meçova (Metsovo), Leskovik (war kurzzeitig Sancak) und Koniçe (Konitsa)}}</ref> Throughout the late period of Ottoman rule (18th century-1913) the Greek and Aromanian population of the region ([[Pindus|Northern Pindus]]) suffered from Albanian raiders.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hammond|first=Nicholas|title=Migrations and invasions in Greece and adjacent areas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O9saAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Throughout+this+period+bands+of+Albanians+raiders+pillaged+and+destroyed+the+villages+of+the+Vlachs+and+the+Greeks+in+Epirus%2C+northern+Pindus%22|year=1976|publisher=Noyes Press|isbn=0-8155-5047-2|page=41}}</ref> On one occasion, during the [[Epirus revolt of 1854|local Greek revolt of 1854]], the town was plundered by both Ottoman troops and the men of Theodoros Grivas, a former general in the Greek military, during their struggle for control of the town.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hammond|first=Nicholas|title=Migrations and invasions in Greece and adjacent areas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_VBoAAAAMAAJ&q=At+this+time+the+decline+of+the+Vlachs+was+completed;+for+example,+in+1854+Metsovo+was+captured+first+by+Greeks+and+then+by+Turks+and+plundered+by+both.|year=1976|publisher=Noyes Press|isbn=0-8155-5047-2|page=41}}</ref> 

During the [[First Balkan War]], Metsovo was burnt by raiding bands.<ref>The Times, November 1, 1912. Page 8.</ref> In the last 10 days of October 1912, military volunteers from Crete, together with about 340 soldiers of the tactical Greek army under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Mitsas, advanced through Thessaly to the then Greek-Turkish border along the mountains east of Metsovo. On October 31, 1912, the Greek troops assisted by rebel groups from Epirus and volunteers from Metsovo, having crossed the [[Zygos mountain range|Katara-Zygos]] mountain ridge overnight, attacked the Turkish garrison of Metsovo, which then comprised 205 soldiers and two cannons. The battle lasted until 4 pm when the Ottoman soldiers inside the besieged Turkish garrison raised a white flag and surrendered.

===Social stratification===
Socially, the residents of Metsovo, up until the beginning of the 20th century, were divided into three classes: the "arhontzi" (arxondzɨ),<ref name="inter" /> the "vinitsi" (vinitsɨ) and the "algi" (alɟi) or, mockingly, "gizari" (ɟizari). This socioeconomic stratification developed during the Ottoman occupation.

====Árhontzi====
[[File:Καταστήματα κεντρικής πλατείας Μετσόβου 09.jpg|thumb|Main square]]
[[File:Καταστήματα κεντρικής πλατείας Μετσόβου 03.jpg|thumb|Stores of the main square]]

The arhontzi were the wealthiest part of society. Their revenues derived from wholesale and retail commercial activities. Although locally very powerful, they were not a closed group in terms of social mobility. Wealth gave anyone the right to climb up the social ladder to the next higher level, although such ascent often gave rise to serious conflicts.

====Vínitsi====
The vinitsi comprised the middle and lower classes of the settlement that were not occupied in livestock breeding. It mostly included farmers, small business owners, technicians, mule drivers, and small-scale merchants. Despite the economic and professional diversification among the vinitsi, they saw themselves as a unified social class, which was evident in their social relations. For example, they would marry among themselves but never with members of the algi.

====Álgi====
The algi were the class of traveling sheepherders, whose occupation was large-scale sheepherding, livestock breeding, as well as woodcarving. They had set rules regarding the social roles of their members, and a strict patriarchal structure that governed their class.

====Distinctions between vinitsi and algi====
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The social differences between the two lower classes were not based on income criteria but on the fact that their members came from very different economic structures. In the past, the distinction between sheepherders and non-sheepherders existed in all developed Aromanian settlements of Pindos, and could possibly be concealing, in a latent form, the socioeconomic reality of past times. This was not a class distinction based on wealth, since in most cases the members of both groups belonged to the poorer segments of the population, but a differentiation related to the establishment of the settlements during the Ottoman period, which produced the co-existence of populations with the same linguistic base but with clearly different economic and social structures.

===Ottoman tax district===
[[File:Μέτσοβο (60).jpg|thumb|Buildings of Metsovo.]]
Karye-iMiçova denoted the tax district of the Ottoman [[timar]] that constituted the area of Metsovo. Six settlements are recorded in it. Each settlement's name is preceded by the indication "karye" and usually followed by the phrase ''tâbi'-iMiçova'' meaning "subject to Metsovo".<ref>M. Kokolakis, "To istero Gianniotiko Pasaliki. Choros, dioikisi kai plithismos stin Tourkokratoumeni Epiro" [The latter-day Eyalet of Ioannina. Area, administration and population in Epirus under Turkish rule], doctoral dissertation, University of Athens 1993, p.&nbsp;211.</ref>

The word ''karye'', as a term in the organizational structure of the Ottoman Empire, defined a settlement or a group of settlements constituting a unified tax district. In the Greek language it is usually translated by the word "chorion". However, it does not correspond to the term "settlement" as used in modern statistical terminology, but rather to "community". In other words, it does not signify a group of buildings, but a well-defined geographical area with a self-contained legal entity. A karye could include more than one settlements regardless how far apart they were from each other.<ref>M. DelibaşiΜ. –M. Arikan, Sûret-i Defter-i Sancak-i Tirhala I, Türk Tarih Kurumu, Ankara 2001, pp.&nbsp;26–27</ref>

In the 1506 census, Karye-iMiçova is followed by the phrase "tâbi'-i Τirhala" meaning "subject to Trikala". The names of eight settlements appear in it. Before the name of each settlement, the indication "karye" of the 1454–55 census has been replaced by "mahalle". The specific administrative structure of the area constituted the basis for its administrative organization in the centuries to come. In administrative documents of the 18th century, the present settlement of Metsovo is termed "chora" and the other villages as "mahalades".<ref>Th. Dasoulas, "Agrotikes koinonies tou oreinou chorou kata tin othomaniki periodo: o georgikos kosmos tis 'Choras Metzovou{{' "}} (18os −19os ai.) [Agrarian society in highland areas during the Ottoman period: farmer's population of the land of Metzovo (18th c. – 19th c.)], publ. EADD (National Archive of PhD Theses, http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/17726), 2009, pp.&nbsp;136–139, 322–329.</ref>

===The privileges of Metsovo===
Starting in the mid-17th century, the residents in the region of Metsovo were relieved from the obligation to pay the regular and ad hoc taxes that were usually paid by Christian residents in other Ottoman regions, on the condition that they would pay a lump sum per year. The Ottoman administration often made such arrangements for groups of its subjects that offered a special service to the state.

====The case of Metsovo====
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The special service provided by the Metsovo residents was the guarding of the local mountain passes and the servicing of travelers. The special tax regime did not mean self-government in theory. The notion of autonomy was unknown to the Ottoman understanding of polity. In practice, however, the granting of tax exemptions was equivalent to self-governance of the area.

Since the 18th century, the management of ''lasa'', or bequests left to a community, constituted one of the most important municipal functions. The love for their birthplace and the social altruism of the Metsovites living abroad resulted in the amassing of significant benefactor funds in Metsovo. As early as the beginning of the 19th century, there was a special logbook where the wills and testaments of the benefactors were recorded. The logbook was destroyed in 1854; it was then redrafted by the patriarchal exarchate of Metsovo but destroyed again in 1941.

====Management of state property====
In theory, the sultan was the undisputed owner of all land in Metsovo and had the right to dispose of it as he wished. That is why [[firman]]s were only temporarily applicable and defined the area as the property of Ottoman officials, to whom the Sultan granted tenure rights.

====Reduced taxes====
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The reduction of taxes meant keeping a larger share of the local surplus crop production. In consequence, regardless of the theoretical framework that governed the land ownership and political regime of the Ottoman Empire, the lands of Metsovo were gradually falling under the absolute possession, ownership, and management of its residents, which corresponded to political self-governance. This development had a cost. Every year, the corresponding taxes and other contributions had to be pre-paid to the Ottoman landlord of the area, otherwise the [[Chora Metsovo|Chora]] or [[Mukataa of Metsovo]] could lose its status and be combined with neighboring Ottoman regions.

====The phenomenon of beneficence====
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Beneficence by Metsovites is a powerful phenomenon, the dimensions of which were formed through the processes relating to the socioeconomic growth of Metsovo during the Ottoman period. It is mainly the expression of the cultural notions that governed the ruling class of Metsovo at the time. Despite the long absence of the men of the community from Metsovo, due to their business and commercial activities, their hometown remains in their hearts as their financial and family seat. Consequently, a large part of their revenue is channeled into the local economy by themselves or their families, as charity or investment capital to be used for the conservation of the social and political superiority of their class.

Beneficence as a notion is directly connected with the special political regime granted by the Ottoman state to the Chora Metsovou. The demonstration of altruism, signaling and confirming their social distinction and status, provides Metsovites with the option to have social and economic control of their homeland. At first, their social solidarity is expressed as a church-sponsoring funding activity according to the standards of a cultural notion that derives from the medieval past of the Orthodox church.

===The Exarchate of Metsovo===
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After 1659, the area of Metsovo, thus far under the bishopric of [[Kalabaka|Stagoi]], was formed into its own [[Exarchate of Metsovo|exarchate]] under a patriarchal [[exarch]]. The "Catholic Exarch of Metsovo"—a person appointed by the [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]]—resided in Constantinople and was paid 15 [[kuruş]]lar annually for his role as supervisor of the region. In actuality, his duties were performed by a local clergyman, who was elected by the people of Metsovo, approved by the patriarchate, and was obliged to act in the name of the catholic exarch. From 1818, the election of the clergyman was by vote of the ephors of the schools of Metsovo, with his election then being ratified by the patriarchate. The spiritual jurisdiction of the exarch comprised the settlements of Metsovo, Anilio, Derventista (now Anthohori), Votonosi, Milia, Koutsioufleani (now Platanistos), and Malakasi. In 1924, the Exarchate of Metsovo was temporarily upgraded to a [[Metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolis]], in order to accommodate the placement of clergy from Asia Minor who had lost their seats. In 1929, the metropolis was abolished without reinstating the exarchate. The region came under the Metropolis of Grevena until 1932, when Metsovo, Anilio, Votonosi and Derventista were annexed to the Metropolis of Ioannina. The Exarchate of Metsovo, functioning as the local representative of the religious ideals of the Patriarchate, played a major part in the formation of the religious and national conscience of the higher social classes of Metsovo.

====The scholars and clergy of Metsovo====
[[File:20140414_metsovo318.JPG|thumb|School in Metsovo.]]

The economic and social growth of Metsovo during the 18th century is reflected in the efforts of the residents to upgrade their level of education. Indicative of these efforts is the establishment of a school as early as the beginning of the 18th century, the continuous care to maintain its operation, and studying abroad in European universities to receive higher education. The result of this process is the appearance of a class of scholars, teachers, and clergymen who participate actively in the intellectual life in the territories of modern Greece. Among these scholars we find Parthenios Katzoulis, Anastasios Metsovitis, Konstantinos of Metsovo, Tryfon of Metsovo, Demetrios Vardakas, Adam Tsapekos, Anastasios of Metsovo, Dositheos Driinoupoleos, Konstantinos Peltekis, Konstantinos Tzikas, Triantafyllos Hatzis Stergiou, Christoforos Varlamitis, the Kyriakos brothers, Konstantinos and Theofilos Tzarzoulis, as well as their father Nikolaos Tzartzoulis who is considered one of the "Teachers of the Nation" by Greek historians.

===The merchants of Metsovo===
[[File:20140414_metsovo430.JPG|thumb|Staircase in the market area (central square) of Metsovo]]
[[File:Ανίλιο.jpg|thumb|Anilio ski center]]
[[File:Church of St. George, Metsovo.jpg|thumb|Church of St George in Metsovo]]

The merchants in Metsovo were peddlers that became very active in commercial trade, in both the Ottoman Empire and in Europe.

====Socioeconomic growth of Metsovo====
The impressive socioeconomic growth of Metsovo during the Ottoman occupation is mainly due to the involvement of a large part of its population in the commercial activities of both the Ottoman Empire and of Europe. Taking into account the fact that the residents of Metsovo had been migrating for a long time, it is difficult to determine the beginning of its commercial growth.

====Testimonies – sources====
Substantial information about the commercial development of Metsovo are found from the mid-17th century onward, when we see testimonies of the presence of peddlers from Metsovo in Constantinople and Venice, which indicates an early phase of their involvement in commercial trade in the eastern Mediterranean. During the 18th century we see testimonies of the presence of Metsovite merchants in Constantinople, Bucharest, and Vienna. By the end of the 18th century there is an established community of merchants in Metsovo, which, through a collaborative or overlapping trade network, spread its operations over a rather extensive geographic area.

====19th century====
The first decade of the 19th century signaled the beginning of the most dynamic phase of commercial activity by the Metsovites. Now the geographic and economic reach of their activity exceeds its initial range. Their activity extends as far as Moscow, Cairo, Malta, Livorno, and Trieste.

====Cities of activity====
Records show that Metsovite merchants had a permanent presence in the following cities and towns: Corfu, Serres, Filippoupoli, Odessa, Brody, Moscow, Petersburg, Sevastopol, Nizna, Thessaloniki, in the Romanian cities of Orsova, Chisinau, Iasi, Ismail (Bessarabia), Craiova, Focsani, Galatsi, and Odessa, and a presence in the trade fairs and open-air markets of Perlepe, Sistov, Uzungiova, Rostov, Smyrna, Cyprus, and Damascus. Naturally, the old trade strongholds of Constantinople, Bucharest, and Vienna continued to present the largest concentrations of Metsovite merchants.

====Alexandria====
Another significant overseas hub of commercial activity for Metsovites is the port of Alexandria, in Egypt. The latest records show that the nature of their trading has changed dramatically from the times of their traditional land transport and trade fairs in the Balkans. Although the traditional method of commerce still occupies the merchants that are based in Metsovo or Ioannina, a large number of Metsovite merchants has established trading companies and agencies in distant places where they are occupied with all types of import and export trade.

==Province==
The province of Metsovo ({{langx|el|Επαρχία Μετσόβου}}) was one of the [[provinces of Greece|provinces]] of the Ioannina Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality of Metsovo, except for most of the municipal unit of [[Egnatia, Ioannina|Egnatia]].<ref name=census91>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |title=Detailed census results 1991 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183824/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-03 }}&nbsp;{{small|(39&nbsp;MB)}} {{in lang|el|fr}}</ref> It was abolished in 2006.

==Municipality==
The present municipality of Metsovo was created by the 2011 local government reform, by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities that became municipal units:<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref>
*Metsovo
*[[Egnatia, Ioannina|Egnatia]]
*[[Milea, Ioannina|Milea]]

The municipality of Metsovo has an area of {{convert|363.656|sqkm}}, the municipal unit of Metsovo has an area of {{convert|177.676|sqkm}}, and the community of Metsovo has an area of {{convert|101.908|sqkm}}.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{| class=wikitable
! Year !! Community !! Municipal unit !! Municipality 
|-
| 1981 || 2,705 || – || – 
|-
| 1991 || 2,917 || 4,125 || –
|-
| 2001 || 3,195 || 4,417 || –
|-
| 2011 || 2,503 || 3,469 || 6,196
|-
| 2021 || 2,337 || 3,254 || 5,432
|}

==Climate==
Metsovo has a temperate climate with snowy winters and pleasant summers. Precipitation is high all year with a drying trend in summer.

{{Weather box
| location = Metsovo town (1,240m)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
|collapsed=y
| Jan high C = 4.1
| Feb high C = 5.5
| Mar high C = 8.6
| Apr high C = 12.5
| May high C = 16.6
| Jun high C = 21.6
| Jul high C = 25
| Aug high C = 25.4
| Sep high C = 21
| Oct high C = 15.4
| Nov high C = 10.7
| Dec high C = 6.6
| Jan low C = -1.9
| Feb low C = -0.7
| Mar low C = 1.6
| Apr low C = 4.6
| May low C = 8.1
| Jun low C = 12.3
| Jul low C = 15
| Aug low C = 15.2
| Sep low C = 12
| Oct low C = 7.8
| Nov low C = 4.3
| Dec low C = 0.3
| Jan precipitation mm = 185.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 159.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 130.3
| Apr precipitation mm = 129.5
| May precipitation mm = 133.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 69.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 44.6
| Aug precipitation mm = 34.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 132.4
| Oct precipitation mm = 140.6
| Nov precipitation mm = 182.8
| Dec precipitation mm = 187.6
| source = http://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/metsovo/ (2011–2016 & 2019–2020 averages)
}}

==Transportation==
In the 1980s, a nearby tunnel was constructed that was the longest in Greece, alleviating traffic that would otherwise clog Metsovo's twisting roads.  In 2006, the junction between the [[A2 motorway (Greece)|A2 motorway]] and a section of [[Greek National Road 6|Greek National Road]] [[File:GR-EO-6.svg|25px|link=Greek National Road 6]] (Ioannina – Trikala) made for a superhighway with two exits at Metsovo.

==Culture/attractions==
[[File:Metsovo art gallery from below 8295816.JPG|thumb|200px|The [[Averoff Gallery|Averoff Art Gallery]] building]]
[[File:Μετσοβόνε 6304.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Metsovone]]]]

===Cuisine===
{{See also|Aromanian cuisine|Epirotic cuisine}}

The town is famous for its local cheeses ([[Metsovone]] and [[Metsovela]], among others)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.iefimerida.gr/travel/metsobo-odigos-estiatoria-arhontika-13-simeia|title=Μέτσοβο, το "πέτρινο διαμάντι" -Τι πρέπει να δείτε, να γευτείτε, εστιατόρια, συγκλονιστικά αρχοντικά, 10+3 σημεία|first=Christina|last=Zachou|newspaper=Iefimerida|date=27 November 2021|language=el}}</ref> and for its winemaking industries, including the ''Katógi'' vineyard of the Averoff family.

===Other===
A museum named [[Averoff Gallery]] is dedicated to [[Georgios Averoff]]. Metsovo is a popular winter vacation destination and [[ski resort]] town. The [[Metsovo Ski Centre]] is situated not far from the centre of Metsovo.

Metsovo is included in the Aromanian traditional song ''Di la Aminciu pãn' la Ameru'' ("From Metsovo to Milea").<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5sg0EAAAQBAJ|title=Vlachica: Mountaintops Above a Stormy Sea of Contending Empires|first=Mirela|last=Roznoveanu|author-link=Mirela Roznoveanu|publisher=[[Xlibris]]|year=2021|isbn=9781664168053}}</ref>

==Notable people==
[[File:MR. GEORGE AVEROFF.jpg|thumb|[[George Averoff]], famous benefactor from Metsovo]]
Notable individuals from Metsovo include:

* [[George Averoff]] (1815–1899), benefactor
* [[Dimitrie Cozacovici]] (1790–1868), historian and founding member of the [[Romanian Academy]]
* [[Sterie Diamandi]] (1897–1981), biographer and essayist
* [[Kyriakos Flokas]], local legendary figure
* {{ill|Dimitrios Ipatros|el|Δημήτριος Ίπατρος}} (1788–1821), member of [[Filiki Eteria]]
* [[Nikos Kalofiris]] (born 1970), skier
* [[Nikolaos Stournaras]] (1806–1853), benefactor
* [[Eleni Tositsa]] (1796–1866), benefactor
* [[Michael Tositsas]] (1787–1856), benefactor
* [[Timoleon Tsourekas]] (born 1970), skier and coach
* [[Nikolaos Zerzoulis]] (1706–1773), philosopher, mathematician and professor

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Tositsas mansion 8295745.JPG|Tositsas mansion
File:GR-metsovo-zentrum.jpg|Metsovo's central square
File:20140414 metsovo335.JPG|Restored mansion
File:Roofs and valley of Metsovo, Ioannina prefecture, Greece.jpg|Roofs and valley of Metsovo
File:20140414 metsovo334.JPG|Traditional architecture
File:20140414_metsovo379.JPG|Traditional architecture in Metsovo
File:Metsovo village, Northen Greece.jpg|Panorama
File:St_Nikolaos_Monastery,_Metsovo.jpg|Saint Nicholas monastery
File:20140414_metsovo405.JPG|Neighbourhood in Metsovo
File:Metsovo on the snowy slope.jpg|Metsovo in snow
File:20140413 metsovo354.JPG|Park in Metsovo
File:20140413 metsovo296.JPG|Tositsas Foundation
File:20140413_metsovo304.JPG|The town  hall 
File:20140414 metsovo340.JPG|War memorial
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==See also==
*[[Metsovo lung]], endemic [[mesothelioma]]

==References==
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