Stroumpi
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Stroumpi or Stroumbi (Template:Lang-gr 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 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.[3]
Distances
Regarding transportation, the village stands at about the middle of the route from Pafos (17 km.) to Polis Chrysochous (20 km.).[3][7]
References
- ^ "Stroubi - Cyprus". Cyprus. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ Stenzel, Samantha (1999). Cyprus. Hunter Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 9783886181568.
- ^ a b c "History – Στρουμπί/Stroumbi". Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Historic Earthquakes". Geological Survey Department of the Republic of Cyprus. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ Aresti, Praxia. "Stroumbi". In-Cyprus.com. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "Stroumbi Village - Paphosfinder - Property Professionals". www.paphosfinder.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
