Kato Pedina

Kato Pedina (Κάτω Πεδινά meaning the lower fields), accented form: Káto Ped(h)iná, also known as Kato Soudena, is a village in the Ioannina Prefecture in Epirus, Greece. It is in the municipality of Central Zagori and its population was counted as 87 in the 2001 census.

Location
Kato Pedina is one of the Zagori villages, also known as Zagorohoria, and is in the municipal division of Central Zagori.

Kato Pedina is situated in a mountainous area and is built 940 m above sea level. Farmlands are within the village area. Its main economy is only based in agriculture. The village are between the Mitsikeli and Stouros mountains, in the other side, the first which has the name Bafara(c)hi (Μπαφαράχη), the second is in a mountain crest.

History
The village was once called Kato Soudena (as Ano Pedina was called Ano Soudena). The name is of Slavic origin and either means cold ground or "place of meeting". It is possible that the village was formed after the merge of other villages that existed nearby. Most of the Zagori villages have Slavic names that were given to them during the Slavonic raids.

In the location of Gkortzia and Lakkia Spanou, an ancient tomb that dates back to the end of the 2nd millennium BC was discovered. As a settlement, Kato Pedina was famous during the Byzantine era (the older written source of the name was founded in the edict of Andronicus II Palaeologus, in 1321 along with the villages of Papingo, Elafotopos and Ano Pedina), it is one of the oldest villages in Zagori.

The settlement, as all Zagori villages, enjoyed a great growth after the 16th century.

Other
Kato Pedina has a defunct school.Its nearest primary school is in Monodendri, the closest middle and high schools to the village is located in Tsepelovo.