Apsiou

Apsiou () is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 2 km east of Gerasa and 20 km from the city of Limassol.

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Settlement.official_name: Apsiou
Settlement.native_name: Αψιού
Settlement.settlement_type: village
Settlement.image_skyline: View of Apsiou 7.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map: Cyprus
Settlement.pushpin_relief: y
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Cyprus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limassol District
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_total: 191
Settlement.timezone: EET

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Αψιού
Population: 304
Area: 20.678600
Elevation: 395
Official website: www.apsiou.org
Image: View of Apsiou 7.jpg

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Commons category: Apsiou
postal code: 4542
native label: Αψιού

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Apsiou () is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 2 km east of Gerasa and 20 km from the city of Limassol.

== History == According to French historian Louis de Mas Latrie, Apsiou was one of the villages belonging to the Grand Commandery. There are also references to the village's church of Panagia, which was built in 1740, as well as to the Monastery of Panagia Amirous, which falls within the community’s administrative boundaries.