The buried ancient city of Amathus is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Limassol. Archaeological excavations have unearthed ruins of the Byzantine period and a tomb of the 7th century BC.[2] The ancient Kolossi Castle, which is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the west of Limassol, reflects the fall of Acre and history of the Templars and their confiscated property allotted to the Limassol District for cultivation of wine and sugarcane.[3]
GeographyEdit
Limassol District Administration building
Limassol District forms much of the southwestern-central part of Cyprus. The Kouris River rises in the southern slopes of Troodos mountains, which lie in the northern part of the district towards the centre of Cyprus, and flows to the sea near the ancient city of Kourion. This river has been dammed by the Kouris Dam, which has caused the near drying up of the river in its lower reaches.[4] Limassol, to the northeast of the Akrotiri peninsula lies on Akrotiri Bay, while Pissouri, to the northwest of the peninsula, lies on Episkopi Bay.[5] Episkopi Bay is a nesting ground for green and loggerhead turtles, both of which are on the IUCN list of endangered species.[6] Amathous Beach, Dassoudi Beach and part of Governor's Beach are also situated in the district.
SettlementsEdit
According to Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus per the Statistical Service of Cyprus (2015), Limassol District has 6 municipalities and 106 communities.[7] Municipalities are written with bold.
The municipalities of Limassol, for administrative purposes, are divided into quarters. An exception is the Ypsonas Municipality. The list below shows alphabetically the quarters per municipality. [8]
The municipalities of Limassol and their quarters.
Caledonian Waterfalls, Limassol. Cyprus
LandmarksEdit
Limassol, as the regional capital and a major centre for European tourism, contains many of the administrative and cultural buildings, and a large number of hotels along the seafront. Limassol District Court is located on Lord Byron Avenue near the Limassol city centre. It consists of a court complex with multiple buildings.[9] The city is known for its wineries, and revelry and nightlife.[10] The Limassol District Archaeological Museum, located in Limassol, has historical artefacts from the towns of Kourion and Amathus.[11] The collections cover several periods, including Preneolithic (Akroteri culture), Early Neolithic (Shillourokambos culture), Neolithic I, Neolithic II (Sotira culture), Chalcolithic, Erimi Culture, Early Bronze Age, Μiddle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Cypro-Geometric period, Cypro-Archaic period, Cypro-Classical period, Hellenistic period, Roman period, and Late Roman/Early Christian/Early Byzantine period.[12] The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region is a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site, and one of the churches, Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) is situated in Pelendri, Limassol District.[13]
ReferencesEdit
^. Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
^Google (19 April 2015). "Limassol District" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^"Sea turtle mortality in the British Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) of Episkopi and Akrotiri (Cyprus)". 31st Standing Committee Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitat. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^. Statistical Service of Cyprus. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
^. Στατιστική Υπηρεσία της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
^. Supreme Court of Cyprus. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^. Limassol Municipal Government. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^"Painted Churches in the Troodos Region". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
BibliographyEdit
Jasink, Anna Margherita; Bombardieri, Luca (2010). Researches in Cypriote History and Archaeology: Proceedings of the Meeting Held in Florence, April 29–30th 2009. Firenze University Press. ISBN978-88-6453-134-2.
Weiß, Waldemar; Sabo, Alexander; Peitz-Hlebec, Darja; Schwarz, Berthold (2001). Croatie – Istrie et Dalmatie: un guide de voyage actualisé. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN978-3-88618-772-0.
External linksEdit
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Limassol District ˈ l ɪ m e s ɒ l or Lemesos Greek Lemesos is one of the six districts of Cyprus As of 2011 update it had a population of 239 842 77 of which was urban 1 Its main city is Limassol Part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia forms an enclave on the Akrotiri Peninsula under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom Limassol DistrictDistrictLocation of the district in CyprusCoordinates 34 47 N 32 55 E 34 783 N 32 917 E 34 783 32 917CountryCyprusCapitalLimassolArea citation needed Total1 396 km2 539 sq mi Population 2011 Total239 842 Density170 km2 440 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal code3000 4999 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Settlements 4 Quarters 5 Landmarks 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksHistory EditThe buried ancient city of Amathus is 11 kilometres 6 8 mi from Limassol Archaeological excavations have unearthed ruins of the Byzantine period and a tomb of the 7th century BC 2 The ancient Kolossi Castle which is located 9 kilometres 5 6 mi to the west of Limassol reflects the fall of Acre and history of the Templars and their confiscated property allotted to the Limassol District for cultivation of wine and sugarcane 3 Geography Edit nbsp Limassol District Administration buildingLimassol District forms much of the southwestern central part of Cyprus The Kouris River rises in the southern slopes of Troodos mountains which lie in the northern part of the district towards the centre of Cyprus and flows to the sea near the ancient city of Kourion This river has been dammed by the Kouris Dam which has caused the near drying up of the river in its lower reaches 4 Limassol to the northeast of the Akrotiri peninsula lies on Akrotiri Bay while Pissouri to the northwest of the peninsula lies on Episkopi Bay 5 Episkopi Bay is a nesting ground for green and loggerhead turtles both of which are on the IUCN list of endangered species 6 Amathous Beach Dassoudi Beach and part of Governor s Beach are also situated in the district Settlements EditAccording to Statistical Codes of Municipalities Communities and Quarters of Cyprus per the Statistical Service of Cyprus 2015 Limassol District has 6 municipalities and 106 communities 7 Municipalities are written with bold Agios Amvrosios Limassol Agios Athanasios Cyprus Agios Dimitrios Cyprus Agios Georgios Limassol Agios Ioannis Limassol Agios Konstantinos Cyprus Agios Mamas Limassol Agios Pavlos Cyprus Agios Theodoros Limassol Agios Therapon Agios Thomas Cyprus Agios Tychonas Agridia Agros Cyprus Akapnou Akrotiri village Akrounta Alassa Alektora Amiantos Anogyra Apesia Apsiou Arakapas Armenochori Cyprus Arsos Limassol Asgata Asomatos Limassol Avdimou Chandria Dierona Dora Cyprus Doros Cyprus Dymes Episkopi Limassol Eptagoneia Erimi Fasoula Limassol Foini Foinikaria Gerasa Cyprus Germasogeia Gerovasa Kalo Chorio Limassol Kaminaria Kantou Cyprus Kapilio Kato Kivides Kato Mylos Kato Platres Kato Polemidia Kellaki Kissousa Klonari Koilani Kolossi Korfi Kouka Cyprus Kyperounta Laneia Lemithou Limassol Limnatis Limassol Lofou Louvaras Malia Cyprus Mandria Limassol Mathikoloni Mesa Geitonia Monagri Monagroulli Moni Cyprus Moniatis Mouttagiaka Omodos Pachna Palaiomylos Palodeia Pano Kivides Pano Polemidia Paramali Paramytha Parekklisia Pelendri Pentakomo Pera Pedi Pissouri Platanisteia Platres Potamiou Potamitissa Prastio Avdimou Prastio Kellaki Prodromos Cyprus Pyrgos Limassol Sanida Silikou Sotira Limassol Souni Zanatzia Spitali Sykopetra Trachoni Limassol Treis Elies Trimiklini Troodos community Tserkezoi Vasa Kellakiou Vasa Koilaniou Vikla Vouni Ypsonas ZoopigiQuarters EditThe municipalities of Limassol for administrative purposes are divided into quarters An exception is the Ypsonas Municipality The list below shows alphabetically the quarters per municipality 8 Agios Athanasios Municipality Agios Athanasios Apostolos Loukas Agios Georgiou Fragkoudi Agios StylianosGermasogeia Municipality Agia Paraskevi Potamos GermasogeiasKato Polemidia Municipality Archangelou Michael Anthoupolis Apostolos Varnavas Makarios Agios Nikolaos Panayias EvaggelistriasLimassol Municipality Agia Zoni Agia Napa Agia Trias Agia Fyla Agios Antonios Agios Georgiou Agios Ioannis Agios Nektarios Agios Nikolaos Agios Spiridonas Petrou Kai Pavlou Apostolos Andreas Arnaoutogeitonia Zakaki Katholiki Kapsalos Neapolis Omonoia Panayias Evaggelistrias Tzami Tzentit TsiflikoudiaMesa Geitonia Municipality Kontovathkia Panthea Prodromos Halkoutsa nbsp Agios Athanasios Municipality nbsp Agios Athanasios nbsp Apostolos Loukas nbsp Agios Georgiou Fragkoudi nbsp Agios StylianosGermasogeia Municipality nbsp Ayia Paraskevi nbsp Potamos GermasogeiasKato Polemidia Municipality nbsp Archangelou Michael nbsp Anthoupolis nbsp Apostolos Varnavas nbsp Makarios nbsp Agios Nikolaos nbsp Panayias EvaggelistriasLimassol Municipality nbsp Agia Zoni nbsp Agia Napa nbsp Agia Trias nbsp Agia Fyla nbsp Agios Antonios nbsp Agios Georgiou nbsp Agios Ioannis nbsp Agios Nektarios nbsp Agios Nikolaos nbsp Agios Spiridonas nbsp Petrou Kai Pavlou nbsp Apostolos Andreas nbsp Arnaoutogeitonia nbsp Zakaki nbsp Katholiki nbsp Kapsalos nbsp Neapolis nbsp Omonoia nbsp Panayias Evaggelistrias nbsp Tzami Tzentit nbsp TsiflikoudiaMesa Geitonia Municipality nbsp Kontovathkia nbsp Panthea nbsp Prodromos nbsp HalkoutsaYpsonas Municipalityclass notpageimage The municipalities of Limassol and their quarters nbsp Caledonian Waterfalls Limassol CyprusLandmarks EditLimassol as the regional capital and a major centre for European tourism contains many of the administrative and cultural buildings and a large number of hotels along the seafront Limassol District Court is located on Lord Byron Avenue near the Limassol city centre It consists of a court complex with multiple buildings 9 The city is known for its wineries and revelry and nightlife 10 The Limassol District Archaeological Museum located in Limassol has historical artefacts from the towns of Kourion and Amathus 11 The collections cover several periods including Preneolithic Akroteri culture Early Neolithic Shillourokambos culture Neolithic I Neolithic II Sotira culture Chalcolithic Erimi Culture Early Bronze Age Middle Bronze Age Late Bronze Age Cypro Geometric period Cypro Archaic period Cypro Classical period Hellenistic period Roman period and Late Roman Early Christian Early Byzantine period 12 The Painted Churches in the Troodos Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the churches Timios Stavros Holy Cross is situated in Pelendri Limassol District 13 References Edit Population Place of Residence 2011 Statistical Service of Cyprus CYSTAT 17 April 2014 Archived from the original on 16 October 2014 Weiss et al 2001 p 28 Weiss et al 2001 pp 26 28 Jasink amp Bombardieri 2010 p 1 Google 19 April 2015 Limassol District Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 19 April 2015 Sea turtle mortality in the British Sovereign Base Areas SBAs of Episkopi and Akrotiri Cyprus 31st Standing Committee Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitat Retrieved 19 April 2015 Statistical Codes of Municipalities Communities and Quarters of Cyprus per the Statistical Service of Cyprus 2015 Statistical Service of Cyprus Archived from the original on 2018 08 04 Retrieved 2018 08 04 STATISTIKOI KWDIKOI DHMWN KOINOTHTWN KAI ENORIWN THS KYPROY 2015 Statistikh Yphresia ths Kypriakhs Dhmokratias Archived from the original on 2018 01 13 Retrieved 2018 07 03 Limassol District Court Supreme Court of Cyprus Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 18 April 2015 Weiss et al 2001 p 25 Weiss et al 2001 p 26 The Limassol District Archaeological Museum Limassol Municipal Government Archived from the original on 15 May 2016 Retrieved 18 April 2015 Painted Churches in the Troodos Region UNESCO Retrieved 10 May 2015 Bibliography EditJasink Anna Margherita Bombardieri Luca 2010 Researches in Cypriote History and Archaeology Proceedings of the Meeting Held in Florence April 29 30th 2009 Firenze University Press ISBN 978 88 6453 134 2 Weiss Waldemar Sabo Alexander Peitz Hlebec Darja Schwarz Berthold 2001 Croatie Istrie et Dalmatie un guide de voyage actualise Hunter Publishing Inc ISBN 978 3 88618 772 0 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Limassol District at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Limassol District amp oldid 1153481370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
