Kyperounta
Appearance
Kyperounta Town
Κυπερούντα Town | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°56′29″N 32°58′9″E / 34.94139°N 32.96917°E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Limassol District |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 1,497 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kyperounta (Template:Lang-el) is a town in Cyprus. It lies at an altitude of 1,140 meters. With a population in approximately 1,500 it can be called the head-town of Pitsilia. The town took its name from the plant Cyperus rotundus (kyperos). Kyperounda was established during the Byzantine period. At historical documents was called "Chiperonda."
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Church Agias Marinas
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church of Virgin Mary (Panagia) and Chrysosotiros
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Saint Arsenios church
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kyperounta.
- Newsreel dating from 1955 showing British soldiers rounding up villagers and searching the village for arms during the EOKA struggle