Lazanias (Greek: Λαζανιάς or Λαζανιά; Turkish: Lazanya) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located southwest of Gourri.
Lazanias
Λαζανιάς | |
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village | |
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  Lazanias Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′54″N 33°10′27″E / 34.94833°N 33.17417°E | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| District | Nicosia District |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 39 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
editThe creation and the name of the village are naturally connected with the foundation of the Machairas Monastery on 1160. The monks Ignatius and Procopius[2] after securing imperial patronage of Manuel I Komnenos negotiated the resettlement of the various Machaira clans and with the Monastery's expenses were merged into the existing villages. The Lazania and other villages were given as a privilege to the new Monastery during the Komnenos dynasty. Also the Monastery had promoted several investments in the area (forest industry, agriculture, farming and mills).
During (1192-1489) the Lusignans implemented the feudal system to the island and abolished the privileges of the monastery. The village was given as a fief to some Lusignan (in Greek: Cypriot dialect Lazania). The reaction of the Orthodox population had assumed such proportions that the Franks to suppress the rebellion executed 13 monks.[3] Based on the events that took place and the phrase “the Lazanias (= Lusignan)” took this place, hence the name of the Lazania village came to existence
Notes
edit- ^ "Population - Place of Residence, 2011". Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
- ^ http://www.pigizois.net/kiprioi_agioi/neofitos_igmatios_prokopios.htm Archived 2014-01-14 at the Wayback Machine in Greek
- ^ http://www.impantokratoros.gr/3EEE2967.el.aspx in Greek
References
edit- http://wsdata.com/redirect/2012-11-08/lazaniavillage.com
- http://www.gourrivillage.com/%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%87%CF%89%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D.html
- https://archive.today/20140110211740/http://www.livepedia.gr/index.php/%CE%9A%CF%8D%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82_%5C%CE%A6%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B1
Further reading
edit- Χρήστος Τζιτζιλής: ΝΕΟΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΛΕΚΤΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΟΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΛΕΚΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ
- The Chronicle of Cyprus by Leontios Machairas
External links
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