Liopetri Explained

Liopetri
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Coordinates:35.0094°N 33.8928°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Famagusta District
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4591
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto

Liopetri (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Λιοπέτρι in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /ʎoˈpetri/) is a village in southern Famagusta District, in Cyprus. It is close to the communities of Frenaros, Sotira, Avgorou and Xylofagou (Larnaca District). In 2011, Liopetri had a population of 4,591.

On 2 September 1958 a battle was fought here between British armed forces and four EOKA fighters, Fotis Pittas, Andreas Karios, Elias Papakyriakou and Christos Samaras, who were from Liopetri. The barn where this took place is now a National Memorial.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population - Place of Residence, 2011. Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). 17 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016191920/http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-170414.xls?OpenElement. 16 October 2014.