Athienou(Greek:ΑθηένουorΑθηαίνου,locally[aθiˈenu]) is a village inLarnaca District,Cyprus.It is one of only four villages located within theUnited Nations Buffer Zone,the other three beingPyla,TroulloiandDeneia.Today, Athienou has a population of around 10000 people. Since 1990, it has been home toDavidson College's Athienou Archaeological Project. The town's city hall includes a museum of local history and culture that was established in 2008.
Athienou
Αθηένου, Αθηαίνου(Greek) | |
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 Church of Panayia Chriseleousa | |
  Athienou | |
| Coordinates:35°04′N33°32′E/ 35.067°N 33.533°E | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| District | Larnaca District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kyriacos Kareklas |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 9,721 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
| Postal code | 7600 |
| Website | www |
Toponymy
editIt is considered by many, that the name of the village Athienou, derived from the ancient Greek word, "Atta" (Greek: Αττα) or "Atha" (Greek: Αθθα), meaninglarge rock,which characterized the rocky land of the village. According to another theory, the name derives from aLusignancalledÉtienne,who lived in the area, and the people who lived in the village were mentioning his house as "Etienne's Place" (Greek: "Στου Ετιένου",stou etiennou), and in later years that changed into Athienou.[2][3]
History
editIt has been a settlement sinceMiddle Bronze Age.[4][5][6]In ancient time, the town Golgoi[el]existed near modern Athienou.[7]
Notable people from Athienou
editReferences
edit- ^"C1. POPULATION ENUMERATED BY SEX, AGE, DISTRICT, MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY AND QUARTER (1.10.2011)",Population - Place of Residence, 2011,Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2014-04-17, archived fromthe originalon 2014-04-20,retrieved2014-04-20
- ^"Municipality of Athienou - One of the most ancient municipalities".Municipality of Athienou. Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2008.Retrieved20 July2008.
- ^Agelarakis A., "Paleopathology and its Contributions to the Decipherment of the Human Condition in Antiquity: A Preliminary Report for the Case of two Skeletal Populations from Malloura in Cyprus", Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 1997: 239-250
- ^According to chart on the wall in exhibit room number 1 at theLarnaca District Museum
- ^Dothan, Trude andAmnon Ben-Tor,"Excavations at Athienou, Cyprus, 1971-2 (Preliminary Report),"Israel Exploration JournalVol. 22, No. 4 (1972), pp. 201–208.
- ^Dothan, Trude & Amnon Ben-Tor,Qedem 16(1983), Jerusalem.
- ^Counts, Derek B. (2017)."Review of The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Stone Sculpture".Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research(378): 242–243.doi:10.5615/bullamerschoorie.378.0242.ISSN0003-097X.
External links
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Media related toAthienouat Wikimedia Commons- Athienou Archaeological ProjectArchived2012-12-10 atarchive.today
- Athienou municipality
- Database of 3D models documenting ancient sculpture excavated at Athienou-Malloura
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