Akrounta

Akrounta () is a village and a municipal district of the Amathounta Municipality in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 5 km north of Germasogeia. Its current Deputy Mayor is Nicos Nicolaides.

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Settlement.settlement_type: Village and Municipal District
Settlement.official_name: Akrounta
Settlement.native_name: Ακρούντα
Settlement.image_skyline: View of Akrounta 9.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

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Akrounta () is a village and a municipal district of the Amathounta Municipality in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 5 km north of Germasogeia. Its current Deputy Mayor is Nicos Nicolaides.

== Etymology == The name of the village derives from the word akron (“edge”) and denotes a settlement built at the edge of a valley, as is the case with Akrounda. According to folklorist Nearchos Clerides (Νέαρχος Κληρίδης), Akrounda is among the ancient names of Cypriot villages.