Lympia or Lymbia () is a large village in the
Nicosia District
The Nicosia District, or simply Nicosia (also Lefkosia and Lefkoşa), is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The de facto TRNC-controlled northern part of the district is the Lefkoşa ...
of
Cyprus
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. In 2011 the population was 2,694.
The name derives from the original name of the settlement ''Olympia''.
History
The road leading from Mosfiloti to Lympia, a stone-made bridge was constructed in 1944 over the Tremithos river. 1300 metres north of the bridge, towards the Lympia village, there is a small chapel dedicated to Saint Marina. Next to it there was a shepherds' settlement. When the Ottoman army arrived in these areas from Lefkara, during 1570, it attacked the settlement with cannons, which the Ottomans were trying out for the first time. They started firing against the houses with stone shells and the settlement was destroyed along with the church. The inhabitants that survived took refuge in Lympia village. The day that "Agia Marina" was destroyed was a Tuesday and ever since then the region was named "Kakotriti" (Bad Tuesday).
The church of Saint Marina was rebuilt, while signs of caves can still be found in the area of the settlement.
2007 Recycling Plant Conflicts
In 2007, citizens of the village reacted to government plans to build a Recycling Plant (referred to as 'Chita - XYTA') in a neighbourhood called 'Coshi'. There have been conflicts with police special forces culminating in extreme protest events in the area. During that time, children were taken out of the local school during teaching time and along with their parents and locals entered the
Nicosia
Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities.
Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capi ...
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Larnaca
Larnaca, also spelled Larnaka, is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District, district of the same name. With a district population of 155.000 in 2021, it is the third largest city in the country after Nicosi ...
motorway
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, in both directions, during morning peak time. Due to the closure of the motorway, there was traffic congestion in the area, with difficulties to those travelling to
Larnaca airport
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. During the motorway take over, locals were throwing flaming cars from up the airlift bridge to the motorway grounds. 200 Lymbiani were called to the Cypriot court for actions related to the events. In order to defuse the situation and get traffic in Cyprus back to normal, the President of the House of Representatives
Dimitris Christofias Dimitris (Δημήτρης) is the Modern Greek form of the older forms Demetrios, Dimitrios (Δημήτριος, usually Latinized as Demetrius) and may refer to:
* Dimitris Arvanitis (born 1980), Greek professional football defender who plays for ...
(who later became
President of Cyprus
The president of Cyprus, officially the president of the Republic of Cyprus, is the head of state and the head of government of Cyprus, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Cypriot National Guard. The office was established by the Constitu ...
) started negotiations for moving the Plant.
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References
External links
Lympia Association website
Communities in Nicosia District
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