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Kythrea

Kythrea (Greek: Κυθρέα or Κυθραία; Turkish: Değirmenlik) is a small town in Cyprus, 10 km northeast of Nicosia. Kythrea is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Kythrea
Kythrea
Coordinates: 35°15′N 33°29′E / 35.250°N 33.483°E / 35.250; 33.483Coordinates: 35°15′N 33°29′E / 35.250°N 33.483°E / 35.250; 33.483
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictNicosia District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictLefkoşa District
Government
 • MayorAli Karavezirler (CTP)
 • Mayor-in-exilePetros M. Kareklas
Population
 (2011)[3][4]
 • Total3,284
 • Municipality
17,213[2]
WebsiteGreek Cypriot municipality (in exile)
Turkish Cypriot municipality

History

 
The larger-than-life bronze statue of Septimius Severus, found in Kythrea, now displayed in Cyprus Museum

Kythrea is situated near the ancient Greek city-kingdom of Chytroi, which was founded by Chytros, son of Alexander and grandson of the grandson of the Athenian King Akamas.[5] According to one tradition, the name Kythrea derives from Chytroi (Χύτροι > *Χυτρέα > Κυθρέα). According to another tradition, it derives from the name of the Greek Ionian island Kythera, from where millstones were transferred to Kythrea's watermills. In Delphic Theorodochoi inscription, one inscription mentions the Chytroi.[6]

The small town was watered for millennia by the Kefalovrysos spring; however, shortly after the 1974 Turkish invasion, the water stopped flowing. Other forms of the name include Chytri, Cythraia, Cythereia, Cythroi, Chytrides,[7] Chytros and Chytria.[8]

With the spread of Christianity in Cyprus, Chytroi became a bishopric. The first bishop, whose name is known is Pappus, is mentioned in the Life of Epiphanius of Salamis as having been bishop for 58 years of the "miserable town of Chytria", and as having died a martyr at some unspecified date, which must have been under either the pagan emperors Licinius or Maximinus II, or the Arian Constantius II. The acts of the Council of Chalcedon (451) show that Bishop Photinus was represented there by his deacon Dionysius, and those of the Second Council of Nicaea in 767 that Bishop Spyridon attended in person.[8][9]

Contemporary documents are lacking concerning Demetrianus, whom Henri Grégoire described as perhaps the most obscure of the local saints of Cyprus. The medieval Leontios Machairas is the earliest writer to make even a brief mention of his name. According to the oldest Life of Demetrianos, published in the 18th century, he became bishop in around 885, was captured by Arabs and taken to Egypt with many of his faithful, but by his prayers obtained the liberation of all.[10]

No longer a residential bishopric, Chytri is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[11]

Kythrea is a remarkable archaeological area. One outstanding statue discovered in the area is the bronze statue of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, exhibited in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia.[12]

In the Middle Ages, Kythrea hosted flourmills that belonged to the King of Cyprus, powered by its water springs. At the end of the 13th century, flour produced in the Kythrea mills provided the supply for the production of bread in the capital, Nicosia.[13]

The Kythrea municipality was established in 1915.

Administration

The town is administered by the Turkish Cypriot Municipality of Değirmenlik founded in 1975.[14] The current mayor is Ali Karavezirler from the Republican Turkish Party (CTP). He was elected to the post in 2018, garnering 54.1% of the votes.[15] He replaced Osman Işısal, the mayor elected in 2014 from the same party.[16]

Displaced inhabitants of Kythrea, now located in Nicosia and elsewhere, maintain a municipality in exile. It shares premises with the similarly-displaced municipality of Lapithos at 37 Ammochostou Street, Nicosia.

Demographics

After its Greek Cypriot inhabitants were displaced in August 1974, the town was repopulated by displaced Turkish Cypriots. The main origin of the Turkish Cypriots that settled in the town is the village of Alaminos, but inhabitants of many other villages were also relocated here. There are some Turkish people that have settled in the town as well, mostly hailing from the Mersin Province.[17]

Culture, sports and tourism

Prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Kythrea was the home of the football club AEK Kythreas. Değirmenlik Environment and Publicity Association was founded in 2008.[18] Değirmenlik Association of Culture and Arts is a non-governmental organization that is active in the town, and it annually organizes the Festival of Culture and Arts since 2009. The members of the association participate in festivals abroad. The Municipality of Değirmenlik has a folklore group that is open to children.[19]

Değirmenlik Sports Club was founded in 1975,[20][21] and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 1st League.[22] Kythrea's Sadik Cemil Football Stadium has "FIFA Recommended Star 2"-standard.[23]

The town is home to Değirmenlik High School.[24]

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Kythrea is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
  2. ^ "Değirmenlik'te genç nüfus artıyor!" [The young population in Degirmenlik is increasing!] (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.
  4. ^ [TRNC Postal Department] (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, Ch698.9
  6. ^ Delphic Theorodochoi Inscription
  7. ^ Sophrone Pétridès, "Chytri" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1908)
  8. ^ a b Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. II, coll. 1067-1070
  9. ^ Raymond Janin, v. Chytri, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XII, Paris 1953, col. 820
  10. ^ Henri Grégoire, Saint Démétrianos, évêque de Chytri, in Byzantinische Zeitschrift 16 (1907), pp. 204–240
  11. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 868
  12. ^ N. G. L. Hammond; C. J. Gadd; I. E. S. Edwards (1970). The Cambridge ancient history (3 ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 540. ISBN 0-521-07051-1.
  13. ^ Coureas, Nicholas (2005). "Economy". In Nicolaou-Konnari, Angel; Schabel, Chris (eds.). Cyprus: Society and Culture 1191-1374. BRILL. p. 118.
  14. ^ Eastern Mesarya Area 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine (EU Aid Programme for Turkish Cypriot Community) Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  15. ^ "İşte resmi olmayan sonuçlar". Yenidüzen. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  16. ^ Değirmenlik'te Osman Işısal ipi göğüsledi (Kıbrıs Postası) retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  17. ^ Kythrea 2018-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (Prio Cyprus Centre) Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  18. ^ TRNC MEBNET Degirmenlik Environment and Publicity Association
  19. ^ Kıbrıs kültürünün yaşatılması önemli (Kıbrıs) Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  20. ^ Cyprus Turkish Football Federation Degirmenlik Sports Club
  21. ^ Degirmenlik Municipality 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Sports Club Facilities
  22. ^ Northern Cyprus 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Association of Football Clubs
  23. ^ Ada Basini 24 April 2014 18 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Isisal: "The most successful is Kythrea"
  24. ^ TRNC MEBNET. Accessed 23 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Gebze - Twin Towns". © Gebze-City.sk. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  26. ^ "Kythrea and Canik are Twin Towns". © Kibris Postasi. Retrieved 2015-06-16.

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the existing Greek Wikipedia article at el Ky8rea see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated el Ky8rea to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Kythrea Greek Ky8rea or Ky8raia Turkish Degirmenlik is a small town in Cyprus 10 km northeast of Nicosia Kythrea is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus Kythrea Ky8rea Greek Degirmenlik Turkish KythreaCoordinates 35 15 N 33 29 E 35 250 N 33 483 E 35 250 33 483 Coordinates 35 15 N 33 29 E 35 250 N 33 483 E 35 250 33 483Country de jure Cyprus DistrictNicosia DistrictCountry de facto Northern Cyprus 1 DistrictLefkosa DistrictGovernment MayorAli Karavezirler CTP Mayor in exilePetros M KareklasPopulation 2011 3 4 Total3 284 Municipality17 213 2 WebsiteGreek Cypriot municipality in exile Turkish Cypriot municipality Contents 1 History 2 Administration 3 Demographics 4 Culture sports and tourism 5 International relations 5 1 Twin towns sister cities 6 ReferencesHistory Edit The larger than life bronze statue of Septimius Severus found in Kythrea now displayed in Cyprus Museum Kythrea is situated near the ancient Greek city kingdom of Chytroi which was founded by Chytros son of Alexander and grandson of the grandson of the Athenian King Akamas 5 According to one tradition the name Kythrea derives from Chytroi Xytroi gt Xytrea gt Ky8rea According to another tradition it derives from the name of the Greek Ionian island Kythera from where millstones were transferred to Kythrea s watermills In Delphic Theorodochoi inscription one inscription mentions the Chytroi 6 The small town was watered for millennia by the Kefalovrysos spring however shortly after the 1974 Turkish invasion the water stopped flowing Other forms of the name include Chytri Cythraia Cythereia Cythroi Chytrides 7 Chytros and Chytria 8 With the spread of Christianity in Cyprus Chytroi became a bishopric The first bishop whose name is known is Pappus is mentioned in the Life of Epiphanius of Salamis as having been bishop for 58 years of the miserable town of Chytria and as having died a martyr at some unspecified date which must have been under either the pagan emperors Licinius or Maximinus II or the Arian Constantius II The acts of the Council of Chalcedon 451 show that Bishop Photinus was represented there by his deacon Dionysius and those of the Second Council of Nicaea in 767 that Bishop Spyridon attended in person 8 9 Contemporary documents are lacking concerning Demetrianus whom Henri Gregoire described as perhaps the most obscure of the local saints of Cyprus The medieval Leontios Machairas is the earliest writer to make even a brief mention of his name According to the oldest Life of Demetrianos published in the 18th century he became bishop in around 885 was captured by Arabs and taken to Egypt with many of his faithful but by his prayers obtained the liberation of all 10 No longer a residential bishopric Chytri is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see 11 Kythrea is a remarkable archaeological area One outstanding statue discovered in the area is the bronze statue of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus exhibited in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia 12 In the Middle Ages Kythrea hosted flourmills that belonged to the King of Cyprus powered by its water springs At the end of the 13th century flour produced in the Kythrea mills provided the supply for the production of bread in the capital Nicosia 13 The Kythrea municipality was established in 1915 Administration EditThe town is administered by the Turkish Cypriot Municipality of Degirmenlik founded in 1975 14 The current mayor is Ali Karavezirler from the Republican Turkish Party CTP He was elected to the post in 2018 garnering 54 1 of the votes 15 He replaced Osman Isisal the mayor elected in 2014 from the same party 16 Displaced inhabitants of Kythrea now located in Nicosia and elsewhere maintain a municipality in exile It shares premises with the similarly displaced municipality of Lapithos at 37 Ammochostou Street Nicosia Demographics EditAfter its Greek Cypriot inhabitants were displaced in August 1974 the town was repopulated by displaced Turkish Cypriots The main origin of the Turkish Cypriots that settled in the town is the village of Alaminos but inhabitants of many other villages were also relocated here There are some Turkish people that have settled in the town as well mostly hailing from the Mersin Province 17 Culture sports and tourism EditPrior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus Kythrea was the home of the football club AEK Kythreas Degirmenlik Environment and Publicity Association was founded in 2008 18 Degirmenlik Association of Culture and Arts is a non governmental organization that is active in the town and it annually organizes the Festival of Culture and Arts since 2009 The members of the association participate in festivals abroad The Municipality of Degirmenlik has a folklore group that is open to children 19 Degirmenlik Sports Club was founded in 1975 20 21 and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association CTFA K PET 1st League 22 Kythrea s Sadik Cemil Football Stadium has FIFA Recommended Star 2 standard 23 The town is home to Degirmenlik High School 24 International relations EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Northern Cyprus Twin towns sister cities Edit Kythrea is twinned with Gebze Kocaeli Turkey since 1996 25 Canik Samsun Turkey since 2015 26 References Edit In 1983 the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey Degirmenlik te genc nufus artiyor The young population in Degirmenlik is increasing in Turkish Retrieved 20 October 2022 KKTC 2011 Nufus ve Konut Sayimi TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census PDF in Turkish TRNC State Planning Organization 6 August 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 6 November 2013 K K T C POSTA DAIRESI TRNC Postal Department in Turkish Archived from the original on 24 October 2018 Retrieved 9 November 2014 Stephanus of Byzantium Ethnica Ch698 9 Delphic Theorodochoi Inscription Sophrone Petrides Chytri in Catholic Encyclopedia New York 1908 a b Michel Lequien Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus Paris 1740 Vol II coll 1067 1070 Raymond Janin v Chytri in Dictionnaire d Histoire et de Geographie ecclesiastiques vol XII Paris 1953 col 820 Henri Gregoire Saint Demetrianos eveque de Chytri in Byzantinische Zeitschrift 16 1907 pp 204 240 Annuario Pontificio 2013 Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978 88 209 9070 1 p 868 N G L Hammond C J Gadd I E S Edwards 1970 The Cambridge ancient history 3 ed Cambridge University Press pp 540 ISBN 0 521 07051 1 Coureas Nicholas 2005 Economy In Nicolaou Konnari Angel Schabel Chris eds Cyprus Society and Culture 1191 1374 BRILL p 118 Eastern Mesarya Area Archived 2014 12 30 at the Wayback Machine EU Aid Programme for Turkish Cypriot Community Retrieved on 30 December 2014 Iste resmi olmayan sonuclar Yeniduzen Retrieved 10 July 2018 Degirmenlik te Osman Isisal ipi gogusledi Kibris Postasi retrieved on 30 December 2014 Kythrea Archived 2018 11 11 at the Wayback Machine Prio Cyprus Centre Retrieved on 30 December 2014 TRNC MEBNET Degirmenlik Environment and Publicity Association Kibris kulturunun yasatilmasi onemli Kibris Retrieved on 30 December 2014 Cyprus Turkish Football Federation Degirmenlik Sports Club Degirmenlik Municipality Archived 2015 06 18 at the Wayback Machine Sports Club Facilities Northern Cyprus Archived 2015 06 18 at the Wayback Machine Association of Football Clubs Ada Basini 24 April 2014 Archived 18 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Isisal The most successful is Kythrea TRNC MEBNET Accessed 23 July 2022 Gebze Twin Towns c Gebze City sk Retrieved 2013 10 19 Kythrea and Canik are Twin Towns c Kibris Postasi Retrieved 2015 06 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kythrea amp oldid 1117281096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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