Moutoullas

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Coordinates: 34°59′N 32°49′E

Cyprus Moutoullas (Μουτουλλάς)
Coordinates 34°59′ N 32°49′ E
Country Cyprus
District Nicosia District
Population 294 (2001)
Elevation 900 m
Postal code 2866

Moutoullas (Greek: Μουτουλλάς) is a mountain village in Cyprus, located at an altitude of 900m (2500 ft) in the Marathasa Valley of the Troodos mountain range.

The old village church, the 13th century chapel of Panayia tou Moutoulla is one of the earliest dated examples of the steep-pitched wooden roof type with frescoes built around 1280 and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]

The village is well known for its mineral water which is bottled and sold island-wide.

By the 2001 census it had a total population of 294.[2]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Painted Churches in the Troodos Region/Eglises peintes de la région de Troodos. UNESCO (1985). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
  2. ^ Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2001 Population Census, MS Excel document [1]