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Metsovo is a mountain village with 7000 inhabitants in the extreme east of the Epirus.. <9> <9> Historical <9> <9> * 6. -3.. Jhrdt.. v.. First finds prove early colonization.. For the choice of the place up in the mountains the strategically good situation at a pass route was crucial.. <9> * 15th century. Conquest by the Ottomans.. As a result, privileges as Valide Sultana, as a fief of the sultana and thus largely exempt from tax.. <9> * 1659 further economic boom under Sultan Mohammed IV and subsequently also under Sultan Selim.. Sultan Mohammed declared the communities Metsovo, Milia, Malakasi, Voutinos untouchable.. This included the right to self-government, which existed until the end of the 19th century.. These privileges were again, s the strategic position Metsovo on Zygos or Katara Pass, as well as the helpfulness towards the Turks crossing the passes.. <9> * 14. 11. 1912 End of Turkish rule over Metsovo in the course of the First Balkan War, conquest by Greek troops <9> * During World War II Metsovo is a main target of the Italians who rule over the connection Epirus-Macedonia aspired.. <9> * November 1940 successful defense of the Greeks, the Italians are pushed back to Albania <9> * April 1941 German troops reach the region coming from Grevena <9> * 19. 4. 1941 German troops conquer the Zygos- or Katarapass.. Lieutenant General Tsolakoglou unilaterally begins ceasefire negotiations that end with the capitulation of the Greek Epirus Army.. Metsovo will thus liberate Italian occupation zone <9> * June 1943 Greek partisans of the People´s Liberation Army ELAS Metsovo <9> <9> geographically significant <9> Metsovo is located about halfway between Ioannina and the Meteoraklöstern at 1160 m.. <9> Northwest of Metsovo is the Limni o Pigon Reservoir.. <9> <9> The area around Metsovo is often referred to as the ´hydrographic heart´ of Greece, because there are 3 large rivers of the Pinios with its source river Malakasiotikos, the Aoos «Vjose» and the Acheloos.. <9> <9> {bold} the Metsover <9> are still predominantly Aromuner, a Slavic-Romanian ethnic group belonging.. The Aroumun dialect is still spoken in the region today and every year there is a festival of aromas.. <9> There are statistics that the population of Metsove will suffer disproportionately from mesothelioma «lung lung cancer» by 2030 and die.. Reason is the use of asbestos limestone to bleach the linen «Loutos» <9> <9> The Loutos was used in the fifties by almost all, in the eighties, after all, 18% of the population, from the 90s not more.. Between 1981 and 1985, the incidence of mesothelioma in Metsovo was 300 times higher than in a non-asbestos exposed population.. Those who are not affected by mesothelioma, however, usually have the so-called Metsovo lung calcification of the intermediate coat, also caused by the asbestos fibers of the Loutos <9>. <9> Metsovo today lives from <9> <9> tourism - well-known and popular winter sports area < 9> Two well-equipped ski slopes with ski lifts, equipment rental and jetski rental <9> * Cheese and wine making <9> Metsovone and Metsovella are the best-known cheeses, they are savory smoked. <9> The Metsovo wine-growing area is between 900 and 1100 meters high the highest located Greece.. One builds a dark-colored, full-bodied, well aging, not too heavy red wine, the Katogi Averoff, as well as a light, fruity white country wine. <9> * Electricity production at the reservoir Limni o Pigon <9> * Metsovo is also called the capital of the Greek woodcarvers ,. The local artists have always made elaborate sacred carvings. <9> * Also known are the weavers and their handicrafts <9> * Livestock <9> <9> <9> <9> <9>