Pentalia Explained

Official Name:Pentalia
Native Name:Πενταλιά
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cyprus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Paphos District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial Metric
Population As Of:2001
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:74
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.8558°N 32.6203°W
Elevation M:703
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8650

Pentalia (Πενταλιά) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located north of Amargeti. Near Pentalia is the Panagia tou Sinti Monastery (Greek: Παναγία του Σίντη), dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The monastery was founded in the 16th century. It received a Europa Nostra award in 1997 for its restoration and conservation. Built at an altitude of on a steep slope overlooking the Xeros river valley (or Asprokremos), Pentalia is the third village in terms of agricultural land size in the province and consists of two settlements, the old and the new. In the old settlement the older character of building is evident, as there are many traditional stone-built houses along its small narrow streets. In the new settlement, modern buildings have been erected, which are mostly used as cottages for people who come from the region but live elsewhere and visit during the summers or the weekends. The division of Pentalia occurred due to the caving-in of land after the 1953 Paphos earthquake, leading to a decision by Republic of Cyprus authorities on the movement of the population in 1954. Since the 1970s, the village has not escaped the waves of urbanisation that hit the island, and today it counts a few permanent residents who live in both districts.[2]

Topography

Pentalia is above sea level.[3] [4] Koupanas is a locality [5] situated 500 m above sea level.[6]

References

  1. http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/A5E0A9096615A568C2257122003FB72E/$file/POPULATION%20BY%20MUNICIPALITY_COMMUNITY-EN.xls?OpenElement Census 2001
  2. Web site: Pentalia - Cyprus. Cyprus. 2019-07-17.
  3. Web site: Forecast for Pentaliá. yr.no. 2019-07-17.
  4. Web site: GeoNames.org. GeoNames . 2019-07-17.
  5. Web site: Pentaliá. Mapcarta. 2019-07-17.
  6. Web site: GeoNames.org. GeoNames. 2019-07-17.