Dierona

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Dierona

Διερώνα
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Dierona
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 34°49′49″N33°6′40″E / 34.83028°N 33.11111°E / 34.83028; 33.11111 Coordinates: 34°49′49″N33°6′40″E / 34.83028°N 33.11111°E / 34.83028; 33.11111
CountryFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
District Limassol District
Population
(2001) [1]
  Total258
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Dierona (Greek : Διερώνα) is a tiny semi-mountainous village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 2 km south of Arakapas at the foothills of the Troodos Mountains.

Greek language language spoken in Greece, Cyprus and Southern Albania

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It has the longest documented history of any living Indo-European language, spanning more than 3000 years of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history; other systems, such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary, were used previously. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems.

Limassol District District in Cyprus

Limassol District or Lemesos is one of the six districts of Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 239.842, 77% of which was urban. 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.

Cyprus Island country in Mediterranean

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece.

It boasts a glorious medley of water, mountains, and pretty-as-a picture little streets. The population, at the last count, is just over 250 people.

The village is close to the Wine Routes in the Commandaria area and stands at an altitude of 461 metres (1512.47 feet).

Commandaria is an amber-coloured sweet dessert wine made in the Commandaria region of Cyprus on the foothills of the Troödos mountains. Commandaria is made from sun-dried grapes of the varieties Xynisteri and Mavro. While often a fortified wine, through its production method it often reaches high alcohol levels, around 15%, already before fortification. It represents an ancient wine style documented in Cyprus back to 800 BC and has the distinction of being the world's oldest named wine still in production, with the name Commandaria dating back to the crusades in the 12th century.

It is especially noteworthy for the picturesque arched Venetian Dierona Bridge, the Church of Archangel Michael and lush mandarin orchards, walnut trees and picturesque wooded mountainscape.

The village is equidistant between the mountains and the seaside at Amathus in Limassol, and easily reachable by a modern dual-lane road.

There is a popular Golf and Country Club in nearby Vikla.


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References

  1. Census 2001