Stroumpi Explained

Stroumpi or Stroumbi (Στρουμπί Stroumpí) is a small village in central Paphos District, Cyprus, and halfway between Paphos and Polis. The name of the village is said to derive from its founder, a man called "Stroumpos", or the shape of the surrounding hills (stroumpoula, meaning "rounded").[1] The village is known for its annual "Dionysia" wine festival named after Dionysos, the ancient Greek god of wine, that takes place next to central square where the Ayias Sophias church is located at the end of August.[2] A now-defunct "Dionysos" volleyball team was based in Stroumpi and played in the Cypriot top league.

A 6.0 earthquake in 1953 destroyed the original settlement at Stroumpi, killing many.[3] [4] The village was rebuilt at a nearby location shortly after. The village is located in an altitude of 453 m.[5] It receives about 665 millimetres of rainfall annually.[6]

Stroumbi is located about 15 kilometres north-east of Pafos.

The village is built at an average altitude of 450 metres and receives an average annual rainfall of about 665 millimetres. Vines of mostly wine-making varieties, fruit-trees, almond, olive, and walnut trees are cultivated in its region.[7]

Official Name:Stroumpi
Other Name:Stroumbi
Native Name:Στρουμπί
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
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:2011
Population Total:540
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.8828°N 32.4819°W
Elevation M:453
Elevation Ft:1667
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Blank Name:Annual Rainfall
Blank Info:665 mm
Blank1 Name:Average Temperature
Blank1 Info:17.1 °C

Distances

Regarding transportation, the village stands at about the middle of the route from Pafos (17 km) to Polis Chrysochous (20 km).[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stroubi - Cyprus. Cyprus. en-US. 2019-06-15.
  2. Book: 127 . Cyprus . Stenzel . Samantha . Hunter Publishing . 1999 . 9783886181568.
  3. Web site: Historic Earthquakes . Geological Survey Department of the Republic of Cyprus . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225004238/http://www.moa.gov.cy:80/moa/gsd/gsd.nsf/dmlHistEarthquakes_en/dmlHistEarthquakes_en . 22 August 2015. 2019-02-25 .
  4. Book: Robertson, Ian, 1928-. Cyprus. 1990. A & C Black. 0713632747. 3rd. London. 24695651.
  5. Web site: GeoNames.org. www.geonames.org. 2019-06-15.
  6. Web site: Stroumbi. Aresti. Praxia. In-Cyprus.com. en-US. 2019-06-15.
  7. Web site: History – Στρουμπί/Stroumbi. en-US. 2019-07-16.
  8. Web site: Stroumbi Village - Paphosfinder - Property Professionals. www.paphosfinder.com. 2019-07-16.