HISTORY OF THE LEMESOS (LIMASSOL) MUNICIPALITY

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" background="backgr-sus.jpg"> <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> History of Limassol (Lemesos) The town of Limassol is situated between the ancient towns of Amathus and Curium. The English Kin The ancient writers mention nothing about the foundation of the town. According to the Synod which took place in 451 B.C., the bishop of Theodossiani Sotir as well as the bishops of Amathus and Arsinoe The history of Limassol is largely known by the events of 1191 A.D. that put an end to the Byzantine dominion of Cyprus. The king o Richard then chased him and beat him. Cyprus was therefore taken over by the British. Richard celebrated his marriage with Berengar Richard destroyed Amathus and the inhabitants were transferred to Limassol. A year later, in 1192 A.D. Cyprus was sold to the Templ For a period of about three centuries 1192-1489, Limassol enjoyed a remarkable prosperity. Cyprus was characterized by its great nu The settling down of merchants in Cyprus and particularly in Limassol in the 13th century led to the financial welfare of its inhab The King of Germany, Frederick II, urged by the Templars of Cyprus who were enemies of Ibelen, arrived in Limassol and took over in Limassol witnessed the attacks of the Mamelukes of Egypt. The harbor of Limassol had become a refuge for the pirates who were ravag Cyprus was sold in 1489 A.D. to the town of Venice by the Cypriot Queen Catherine Cornaro. The Venetians were not interested in Cyp Travelers who visited Cyprus in the 16th century commented on the poor condition of the local population in the towns of Cyprus. All the inhabitants of Cyprus were enslaved by the Venetians, and were obliged to pay a tribute of 1/3 of their income, whether thi The Turks invaded Cyprus in 1570-1571 and occupied it. Limassol was conquered in July 1570 without any resistance. The Turks devast During the years of the Turkish domination, Cyprus faced a general decline. The Turks did not contribute to any development. Greeks The Greek School which was established in 1819 The First public school which was established in 1841 The Girls’ School which was established in 1861 The British took over in Cyprus in 1878. The first British governor of Limassol was Colonel Warren. He showed a particular interest From the very first years of the British occupation, a post office, a telegraph office and a hospital began to operate. In 1880 the At the end of the 19th century the very first hotels began to operate among these were «Europe» and «Amathus». </body>