Psimolofou
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Psimolofou or Psimolophou is village located about 16 km from Nicosia District
Capital of Cyprus
, en-route to the historic Machairas Monastery
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Psimolofou rests at a height of 340 meters from see level and it is surrounded by a number of perfectly flat hills and it is only 500 meters away from Padiaos river.
Psimolofou was established as a small village since the 12th Century AD. The Old village in the center has narrow streets and very old houses made of soil and hay blocks called plynths
Psimolofou derived its name from a small hill nearby which resembles a bread . However, most probably the name has been derived from the nearby hill - tall hill .
Psimolofou has approximately 2000 residents and it has been growing steadily since 19th century where records were kept. Up until 1970s, most of the inhabitants were involved with agriculture - growing fruits and vegetables. Today, very few inhabitants are still farmers. Most of the residents now hold jobs or have businesses in Nicosia
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Psimolofou is a fast expanding residential area very near to the city but with cooler climate especially in the summer with only detached and some semi detached houses. Psimolofou has public elementary and primary schools.
The church of Psimolofou is dedicated to Panayia Katholoki and was built in the 19th century over the ruins of an older church that was destroyed by fire. It is beautifully decorated with wall paintings. Two of them from the earlier building and the rest in the very recent years.There are two other churches, a ruined one from the mediaeval ages and modern one built in the late 20th century.
There is a COOP bank with ATM, a well sized supermarket, a hardware store, 3 traditional Cyprus coffee shops and a 24-hour 365 days convenience store. There is also a bar/restaurant with public swimming pool for the summer.
Near Psimolofou at 35.0530941°N 33.2961997°E, there is a mediumwave broadcasting station transmitting on 963 kHz the1st programme and on 603 kHz the third programme with 100 Kilowatt. It uses a 193 metres tall guyed mast radiator - the tallest structure in Cyprus.
Nicosia District
For the district of Northern Cyprus, see Lefkoşa District.Nicosia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia...
Capital of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, en-route to the historic Machairas Monastery
Machairas Monastery
Machairas is a historic monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary located about 40 km from the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia. It lies at an altitude of about 900 m and was founded at the end of the 12th century close to the current village of Lazanias.- History :Legend has it that an unknown hermit...
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Psimolofou rests at a height of 340 meters from see level and it is surrounded by a number of perfectly flat hills and it is only 500 meters away from Padiaos river.
Psimolofou was established as a small village since the 12th Century AD. The Old village in the center has narrow streets and very old houses made of soil and hay blocks called plynths
Psimolofou derived its name from a small hill nearby which resembles a bread . However, most probably the name has been derived from the nearby hill - tall hill .
Psimolofou has approximately 2000 residents and it has been growing steadily since 19th century where records were kept. Up until 1970s, most of the inhabitants were involved with agriculture - growing fruits and vegetables. Today, very few inhabitants are still farmers. Most of the residents now hold jobs or have businesses in Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
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Psimolofou is a fast expanding residential area very near to the city but with cooler climate especially in the summer with only detached and some semi detached houses. Psimolofou has public elementary and primary schools.
The church of Psimolofou is dedicated to Panayia Katholoki and was built in the 19th century over the ruins of an older church that was destroyed by fire. It is beautifully decorated with wall paintings. Two of them from the earlier building and the rest in the very recent years.There are two other churches, a ruined one from the mediaeval ages and modern one built in the late 20th century.
There is a COOP bank with ATM, a well sized supermarket, a hardware store, 3 traditional Cyprus coffee shops and a 24-hour 365 days convenience store. There is also a bar/restaurant with public swimming pool for the summer.
Near Psimolofou at 35.0530941°N 33.2961997°E, there is a mediumwave broadcasting station transmitting on 963 kHz the1st programme and on 603 kHz the third programme with 100 Kilowatt. It uses a 193 metres tall guyed mast radiator - the tallest structure in Cyprus.