Uzdina or Odina

It is a fortified settlement, south of the modern village five churches of the Municipality of Souli, who is also known as Osoline or Panioudine or Paliochora. The settlement of approximately 7 acres is protected by a strong fortification, 450 m long, from all its sides, except West that was fortified by nature. Built on a sloping rocky hill, he was offered to control the river valley Kalamas. ). In fact, due to its position, as evidenced by architectural residues, continuous habitation from Classical-Hellenistic to post-Byzantine period. A special bloom is probable in Byzantine times, but more “in the late Byzantine period and especially in the early years of Ottoman domination, when the bridge that ensured the settlement of the settlement with the opposite plain. At the same time, several temples are built, of whom the most important dates back to the middle of the 16th century. And at the beginning of 17th.It with written sources, the family of ASEARDA has already held since the 14th century. Extensive estates in the region, while two centuries later the hieromonas Nektarios and Theophanis Afforas, Hosters of the Monastery of Prodromos on the island of Ioannina (1506/7) and the Barlaam Monastery of Meteora (1517), it is reported to maintain in the area of ​​private olive groves and vineyards. The first half of the 18th century. The settlement seems to have been abandoned for an unknown reason. ” Now, “best preserved is the southern fortification, which is preserved at a length of 47 m and a height of 4.70 m. The walls on this side follow the pseudo-hospital building system at the edges, as opposed to the central portion where a polygonal guidance system is observed with less or more diligent construction. At this point of the fortification there are no additional defense enhancement elements, while towers and cries enhance the most accessible eastern side of the settlement, which shows more rough widening with small and raw structures. As a material for the construction of the walls, limestone abounded in the area has been used. ” At the highest, north spot of the hill, where part of the walls are preserved and, the main portal consisting of a 2 m wide opening, the existence of an acropolis is probable. “During the Byzantine period, the walls of the settlement are repaired and add-ons, with at least two repair phases, while ancient building material appears to be reused at many points of the walls. Construction are characterized by the absence of mortar and the use of a wide variety of sizes in the stones, which are placed in successive rows. For the defensive efficiency of the fortification, existing ancient towers were maintained, which were reinforced by various repairs, while a new tower, rectangular floor plan was built next to the ancient gate of the North side of the Acropolis to control access to the settlement. In the Byzantine period, the settlement, particularly densely, with narrow streets and cobblestone cobbled streets, spreads outside the walls. Following the natural tilt of the ground, the houses are founded on the rocky soil and are built with a dry stone. They are multilaterals, many of them have a second floor in which he drives a stone staircase and large windows that secured inside the necessary lighting. Terraces on the remote sides and recesses in the masonry served the needs of the occupants. Certificates were concentrated by rainwater, while natural springs and the waters of the River Kalamas ensured the adequacy of the settlement. An open space, without a special structure, between the church of the Assembly and Taxiarches, must be used as a place of aggregation. Three bridges secured the access of residents to the opposite plain. Particularly impressive dimensions the bridge built in 1628 on the banks of Kalamas, as it informs a brick inscription that is preserved at the top of the senior, on the pedestal of an ancient bridge. “