Vikla
Sign in to saveVikla () is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 4 km northeast of Kellaki. Vikla was formerly home to over 50 people, but has since been abandoned for decades. All buildings in Vikla except for a Church were burnt in a fire in 2005. The village however is the site of a golf course which was set up after Vikla was abandoned and is still being used today. Vikla is also visited once annually for a religious event held at the church.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Communities in Limassol District.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Limassol District
- Official name
- Βίκλα
- Country
- Cyprus
- Located in
- Limassol District
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 3.94263
- Elevation
- 455
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Shares border with
- Akapnou
- Image
- View of Vikla.jpg
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- postal code
- 4509
- Commons category
- Vikla
- native label
- Βίκλα
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Vikla () is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 4 km northeast of Kellaki. Vikla was formerly home to over 50 people, but has since been abandoned for decades. All buildings in Vikla except for a Church were burnt in a fire in 2005. The village however is the site of a golf course which was set up after Vikla was abandoned and is still being used today. Vikla is also visited once annually for a religious event held at the church.
== Location == Vikla is situated on the boundary between the Limassol and Larnaca districts. It is built at an altitude of 455 metres above sea level. To the south-east it borders Vasa Kellakiou, to the south Sanida, to the west Klonari, and to the north Akapnou.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vikla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations