Moutoullas

Moutoullas
Moutoullas
Μουτουλλάς
Coordinates: 34°59′N 32°49′E / 34.983°N 32.817°E / 34.983; 32.817Coordinates: 34°59′N 32°49′E / 34.983°N 32.817°E / 34.983; 32.817
Country Cyprus
District Nicosia District
Government
 - Mayor
Elevation 900 m (2,953 ft)
Population (2001)
 - Total 294
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 2866

Moutoullas (Greek: Μουτουλλάς) is a mountain village in Cyprus, located at an altitude of 900m (2500 ft) in the Marathasa Valley of the Troodos mountain range.

The old village church, the 13th century chapel of Panayia tou Moutoulla is one of the earliest dated examples of the steep-pitched wooden roof type with frescoes built around 1280 and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]

The village is well known for its mineral water which is bottled and sold island-wide. Also the village of moutoullas is very famous for its fruits (espacially apples and cherries) and its smily people

By the 2001 census it had a total population of 294.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Painted Churches in the Troodos Region/Eglises peintes de la région de Troodos". UNESCO. 1985. http://whc.unesco.org/sites/351bis-loc.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2007. 
  2. ^ Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2001 Population Census, MS Excel document [1]

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