Settlement Type: | village |
Official Name: | Polystypos |
Other Name: | Απόστολος Ανδρέας ο Πολύστυπος |
Native Name: | Πολύστυπος |
Pushpin Map: | Cyprus |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cyprus |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 173 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 34.9394°N 33.0194°W |
Website: | http://www.polystipos.org/ |
Polystypos (el|Πολύστυπος), sometimes also spelled Polystipos, is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located near Chandria.The origin of the name comes from "Poly" meaning "very" and “stypes” meaning "vines". Therefore Polystypos means a location with many vineyards.
Polystypos's name means "a location with many vines", referring to the many vineyards that it used to be home to. The number of vineyards in the area decreased significantly in the 18th century after a tax was imposed on wine production.[2]