Palaichori Oreinis
Παλαιχώρι Ορεινής | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°55′19″N 33°05′38″E / 34.92194°N 33.09389°E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Nicosia District |
Elevation | 2,251 ft (686 m) |
Population (2001)
[1] | |
• Total | 333 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Website |
www |
Palaichori Oreinis ( Greek: Παλαιχώρι Ορεινής) is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus on the E 903 road. The village stands at an altitude of 930 m. [2] Palaichori Oreinis is separated by Palaichori Morphou by the Serrache River. [2] The two villages are known collectively as Palaichori.
The village contains a 16th-century church, Metamorfosis tou Sotiros ( Greek: Μεταμορφώσης του Σωτήρος). The church is one of the ten Painted Churches in the Troödos Region, which were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 because of their outstanding frescoes and testimony to the history of Byzantine rule in Cyprus. [3]
Palaichori Oreinis
Παλαιχώρι Ορεινής | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 34°55′19″N 33°05′38″E / 34.92194°N 33.09389°E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Nicosia District |
Elevation | 2,251 ft (686 m) |
Population (2001)
[1] | |
• Total | 333 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Website |
www |
Palaichori Oreinis ( Greek: Παλαιχώρι Ορεινής) is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus on the E 903 road. The village stands at an altitude of 930 m. [2] Palaichori Oreinis is separated by Palaichori Morphou by the Serrache River. [2] The two villages are known collectively as Palaichori.
The village contains a 16th-century church, Metamorfosis tou Sotiros ( Greek: Μεταμορφώσης του Σωτήρος). The church is one of the ten Painted Churches in the Troödos Region, which were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 because of their outstanding frescoes and testimony to the history of Byzantine rule in Cyprus. [3]