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'''Limassol''' (population 107,000) is the English name for '''Lemesos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Λεμεσός, Turkish: Leymosun), the second-largest city of [[Cyprus]]. The city is situated on [[Akrotiri Bay]], on the southside of the island.
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==Events==
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*[[1823]]: The [[Battle of Kefalovriso]] takes place during the Greek [[War of Independence]]. [[Markos Botsaris]] is killed.
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Limassol was built between two ancient cities, [[Amathus]] and [[Kourion]], so during [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] rule it was known as Neapolis (new town).  The ruins of Kourion are extensive and include well-preserved mosaics.  Limassol's tourist strip now runs east along the coast as far as Amathus, whose ruins are less well-preserved than Kourion.  To the west of the city is the [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia|Akrotiri Base Area]] of the United Kingdom.
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*[[1913]]: The [[Battle of Kresna Gorge]] is concluded as Bulgaria surrenders during the [[Second Balkan War]].
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*[[1956]]: [[Iakovos Patatsos]], [[Charilaos Michail]] and [[Andreas Zakos]] are hanged by the British in the [[Central Jail of Lefkosia]]
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The medieval castle of Limassol now contains a museum. It is one of the nine castles of Cyprus (the others are at [[Kolossi Castle|Kolossi]], [[Larnaca]], [[Paphos]] and [[Famagusta]], [[Kantara Castle|Kantara]], Buffavento, [[St. Hilarion Castle|St. Hilarion]] and [[Kyrenia]] now in the north.  
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*[[1979]]: A medical certificate is no longer required for a wedding in [[Greece]].
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*[[1980]]: 13 people die in the heatwave that strikes Greece.
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*[[2020]]: Floods on the island of [[Euboea]] leave seven people dead.
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===Sports===
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*[[1959]]: [[PAOK BC]] wins its first Greek basketball Championship.
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*[[2002]]: [[Kostas Kenteris]] wins gold at the Munich European Championship with a 19.85 performance at the [[200m]].
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*[[2006]]: [[Fani Halkia]] wins silver (54.02 sec.) in the women's [[400-meter hurdles]] final at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She had been favored to win the gold.
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*[[2006]]: Triple jumper [[Pigi Devetzi]] wins silver (15.05 m) at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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*[[2016]]: [[Anna Korakaki]] wins the gold medal for Greece in the 25m pistol at the Rio Olympics. She becomes the first Greek athlete in more than a century to win two medals in the same Olympics.
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*[[2018]]: [[Katerina Stefanidi]] and [[Nicole Kyriakopoulou]] finish 1-2 in the women's [[pole vault]] at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin.
  
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Richard the Lionheart is supposed to have married his fiancée Princess Berengaria of Navarre on this site after her ship was grounded nearby in [[1191]] as she accompanied him to the Third Crusade. 
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==Births==
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*[[1938]]: [[Otto Rehhagel]], [[National Football Team]] coach.
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Limassol is the major sea port under the control of the Republic of Cyprus  ([[Famagusta]] is the largest on the island).  It is the base for many of the island's wine companies, serving the wine-growing regions on the southern slopes of the [[Troodos Mountains]] (of which the most famous is [[Commandaria]]).
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*[[1988]]: [[Vasilis Koutsianikoulis]], footballer.
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Limassol traditionally had a mixed population of Greek and Turkish Cypriots.  The majority of Turkish Cypriots moved to the north in 1974.  During the 1990s several Cypriot Roma (people) (considered Turkish Cypriots according to the constitution) relocated from North Cyprus to the Turkish quarter of Limassol.
 
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Limassol also attracts a wide range of tourists mostly during the summer season to be accomodated in its several luxurious hotels and apartments.
 
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==External link==
 
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* [http://www.limassolmunicipal.com.cy/ Lemesos Municipality web-pages]
 
  
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==Deaths==
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*[[378]]: [[Valens]], [[Byzantine emperor]]
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*[[803]]: [[Byzantine Empress Irene]] the "Athenian".
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*[[1823]]: [[Markos Botsaris]], Greek revolutionary.
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*[[2025]]: [[Theodoros Pallas]], [[football]]er
  
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[[Category:Cities and Towns in Cyprus]]
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[[Category:Days]]

Latest revision as of 16:35, October 18, 2025

Events

Sports

  • 1959: PAOK BC wins its first Greek basketball Championship.
  • 2002: Kostas Kenteris wins gold at the Munich European Championship with a 19.85 performance at the 200m.
  • 2006: Fani Halkia wins silver (54.02 sec.) in the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She had been favored to win the gold.
  • 2006: Triple jumper Pigi Devetzi wins silver (15.05 m) at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • 2016: Anna Korakaki wins the gold medal for Greece in the 25m pistol at the Rio Olympics. She becomes the first Greek athlete in more than a century to win two medals in the same Olympics.
  • 2018: Katerina Stefanidi and Nicole Kyriakopoulou finish 1-2 in the women's pole vault at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin.

Births

Deaths

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