Gerolakkos Γερόλακκος

Lefkosia District

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Gerolakkos is a large predominantly Greek mixed in the occupied part of the Lefkosia District.

Geographical Location: It lies 10 km West of Nicosia at an elevation of 170m.

Population: The population of this community consisted in 1960 of 1.863 Greeks and 2 Turks. Its Greek population in 1973 was 2.455.

Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, are the churches of Panagia Evangelistria, Agios Mamas.

Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 287 students during the 1973-74 school year.

Effects of the 1974 Turkish Invasion: During the Turkish Invasion of 1974, this community was taken over by the Turkish army and as a result the whole of its Greek population was ethnically cleansed. Since then, the Turkish occupation forces and the illegal occupation authority prevent their return.

Churches, Chapels & Cemeteries

Agios Mamas Church

Church
Agios Mamas Church
Agios Mamas Church
Agios Mamas Church
Agios Mamas Church
Agios Mamas Church

Panagia Evangelistria Church

Church
Panagia Evangelistria Church
Panagia Evangelistria Church
Panagia Evangelistria Church
Panagia Evangelistria Church
Panagia Evangelistria Church
Panagia Evangelistria Church

Gerolakkos Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Cemetery
Gerolakkos Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Gerolakkos Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Gerolakkos Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Gerolakkos Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Gerolakkos Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Gerolakkos Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Gerolakkos Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Schools (1973-74)

Missing & Killed

0 Missing1 Identified7 Killed

Identified (1)

Georghios Kkolou
Georghios Kkolou
Father's Name: Costis
Age in 1974: 74 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 12/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Yerolakkos
Place Last Seen: Gerolakkos

Killed (7)

Konstantinou Polymnia of Kosta
Date of Birth: 45 Ετών
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Agnosti
Michail Georgios of Michail
Date of Birth: 27.1.1953
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Klirotos
Date of Death: 15.8.1974
Place of Death: Filia
Antoniou ( Pafiti ) Dimitrios
Date of Birth: 1905
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Kkolou Georgios of Kosti
Date of Birth: 10.3.1900
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Ch"Konstantinou Rodou
Date of Birth: 1900
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Travmatistike stis 22.7.74
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Ch"Christoforou Ch"Konstantinos
Date of Birth: 1903
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 22.7.74 travmatistike sti periochi Gerolakkou
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Trimithiotis Sotirios of Christoforou
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
0 Missing5 Identified55 Killed

Identified (5)

Nicolaos Georghiades
Nicolaos Georghiades
Father's Name: Demetris
Age in 1974: 26 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Yerolakkos
Place Last Seen: Gerolakkos
Christodoulos Hadjichristodoulou
Christodoulos Hadjichristodoulou
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 26 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 27/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Yerolakkos
Place Last Seen: Gerolakkos
Andreas Christou
Andreas Christou
Father's Name: Christos
Age in 1974: 23 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Yerolakkos
Place Last Seen: Gerolakkos
Michalakis Zambas
Michalakis Zambas
Father's Name: Stavros
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Yerolakkos
Place Last Seen: Gerolakkos
Georghios Kkolou
Georghios Kkolou
Father's Name: Costis
Age in 1974: 74 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 12/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Yerolakkos
Place Last Seen: Gerolakkos

Killed (55)

ATHANASIOU NIKOLAOS OF GEORGIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Sergeant
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
ATHANASOULAS VASILEIOS OF DIMITRIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 25.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
VELONAS DIMITRIOS OF EPAMEINONDA
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
VOLAKAKIS MARIOS OF GRIGORIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
GALANIS ANASTASIOS OF SPYRIDON
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
GIANNAROS ALEXIOS OF GEORGIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
GIANNELOS DIMITRIOS OF APOSTOLOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Corporal
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
GKAVOS CHRISTOS OF APOSTOLOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Corporal
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
GKOUROS DIMITRIOS OF GEORGIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
GRAMMATIKAKIS EMMANOUIL OF IOANNI
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
ELEFTHEROPOULOS THEMISTOKLIS OF KONSTANTINOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Sergeant
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
ZACHARATOS EMMANOUIL OF IOANNI
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Sergeant
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
ILIOPOULOS IOANNIS OF STAVROU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
KAVRENTZOS DIMITRIOS OF IOANNI
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
KELESIS PAVLOS OF KONSTANTINOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
KOUKOULARIS CHRISTOS OF KONSTANTINOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Sergeant
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
KOULIANTONIS ILIAS OF DIONYSIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
KRATIMENOS ANASTASIOS OF KONSTANTINOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
KOSTOPOULOS - ZACHOS STEFANOS OF ATHANASIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Corporal
Date of Death: 14.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
LOUKAKIS THEOFANIS OF PAVLOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
LYGKOS THOMAS OF PANTELI
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
MARTZAKLIS GEORGIOS OF APOSTOLOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Corporal
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
MASOURAS THEODOROS OF ANDREA
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
BAGIORGOS PANAGIOTIS OF FOTIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Sergeant
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
BOLOMYTIS CHRYSOSTOMOS OF ANGELOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Corporal
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
BOUREKAS ASIMAKIS OF MENELAOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
NIKITOPOULOS LAMPROS OF ILIA
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Corporal
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
NIKOLAOU LAMPROS OF DIMITRIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
XANTHOPOULOS ATHANASIOS OF IOANNI
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Corporal
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
OIKONOMOU ILIAS OF ANASTASIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Sergeant
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
PANAGIOTOU VASILEIOS OF PANAGIOTI
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
PAVLOUDIS PAVLOS OF GEORGIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Sergeant
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
PIPERIAN PARSECH OF PIER - PETROU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
POLYZOIS IOANNIS OF ANTONIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Corporal
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
SETSKOS ATHANASIOS OF ANASTASIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Sergeant
Date of Death: 25.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
SIMITAS DIMITRIOS OF CHARALAMPOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 14.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
TERZIDIS GEORGIOS OF MARKOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Corporal
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
TSINGAROPOULOS NIKOLAOS OF KONSTANTINOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
TSOUKALAS NIKOLAOS OF DIMITRIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
CHAΪRETAKIS MICHAIL OF MICHAIL
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Sergeant
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
CHALATSIS KONSTANTINOS OF DIMITRIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
CHRISTOPOULOS ALEXANDROS OF ILIA
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
KRITIKOS NIKOLAOS OF THEODOSIOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: Private
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
GLARENTZOS CHARALAMPOS OF KONSTANTINOU
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: (ΕΛΔΥΚ)
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
GIANNAKAKIS MINAS OF IOANNI
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Greece
Status: (ΕΛΔΥΚ)
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Antoniou ( Pafiti ) Dimitrios
Date of Birth: 1905
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Ioannou Andreas of Neokleous
Date of Birth: 14.6.1952
Place of Origin: Kourdali
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: 23.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Kkolou Georgios of Kosti
Date of Birth: 10.3.1900
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Kyriakou Giannis of Kyriakou
Date of Birth: 25.11.1913
Place of Origin: Pegeia Pafou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Oikonomidi Georgios of Iakovou
Date of Birth: 3.11.1954
Place of Origin: Pera Pedi
Status: Klirotos
Date of Death: 6.8.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Papaelissaiou Elissaios of Christou
Date of Birth: 8.2.1945
Place of Origin: Anogyra
Status: Military
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Ch"Konstantinou Rodou
Date of Birth: 1900
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Travmatistike stis 22.7.74
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Ch"Christoforou Ch"Konstantinos
Date of Birth: 1903
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 22.7.74 travmatistike sti periochi Gerolakkou
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Charalampous ( Mastrappa ) Stavros of Kosta
Date of Birth: 18.12.1958
Place of Origin: Vasileia Keryneias
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Gerolakkos
Charalampous ( Mastrappas ) Zinon of Kosta
Date of Birth: 6.10.1961
Place of Origin: Vasileia Keryneias
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.74 travmatistike sti periochi Gerolakkou
Place of Death: Gerolakkos