Prodromos (Cyprus)

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type=Country
subdivision_name=Cyprus
subdivision_type1=District
leader_title=Mayor
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
postal_code_type=Postal code
official_name = Prodromos
native_name = Πρόδρομος


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shield_size = 210px
subdivision_name1 = Limassol District
population_total = 147
population_as_of = 2001
elevation_m = 1380
latd =
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longd =
longm =
longEW =
postal_code = 4840 Lemesos
leader_name =
website = http://www.prodromos.org.cy/

Prodromos ( _el. Πρόδρομος) is the main centre for winter sport in Cyprus. Cyprus' three ski slopes are located on nearby Mount Olympus. The village belongs to Limassol District. The number of inhabitants has decreased steadily in the past years, at last count (2001) there were 147 left. [http://www.prodromos.org.cy/english/history.shtm] . Prodromos is also the village with the highest altitude in Cyprus, being situated at 1,380 metres above sea level. Prodromos is named after John the Baptist, whose title in Greek Orthodoxy is Prodromos meaning 'the Forerunner [to Christ] '.

External links

* [http://www.prodromos.org.cy/english/index.shtm Prodromos Municipality website]