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Kakopetria | |
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Κακοπετριά (Greek) | |
Coordinates: 34°59′0″N 32°54′0″E / 34.98333°N 32.90000°E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Nicosia District |
Population (2001[1]) | |
• Total | 1,198 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 2800 |
Website | http://www.kakopetria.org.cy/ |
Kakopetria is a town in Cyprus located 55 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of the capital, Nicosia, on the north-facing foothills of the Troodos Mountains.[2] It stands at an altitude of 667 metres and it is the highest village in the Solea Valley.[2] The community has about 1,200 permanent inhabitants and a couple hundred more who either have a summer house or are originally from Kakopetria but work in Nicosia. Near Kakopetria there is church from 11th century, Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis, UNESCO World Heritage Site.