Timios Prodromos Church
Church
Kalopsida Καλοψίδα
Kalopsida is a Greek community in the occupied part of the Ammochostos District.
Geographical Location: It lies 14 km West of Ammochostos, in the geographical region of Kokkinochoria at an elevation of 20m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 975 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 1.023.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Timios Prodromos and the chapel of Panagia.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 172 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
Kalopsida Panagia Chapel
Chapel
Kalopsida Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Kalopsida · Primary School — 172 students, 6 teachers
Missing & Killed
0 Missing1 Identified4 Killed
Identified (1)
Soterios Georghiou
Father's Name: Stavros
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 14/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Ayios Epiktitos-Pachyammos
Place Last Seen: Agios Epiktitos
Killed (4)
Ioakeim Georgios of Andrea
Date of Birth: 24.5.1953
Place of Origin: Kalopsida
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: Agios Ermolaos
Place of Death: Agios Ermolaos
Efstathiou Efstathios of Theodorou
Date of Birth: 14.9.1937
Place of Origin: Kalopsida
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 25.8.1974
Place of Death: Kalopsida
Theodorou Giannakis of Efstathiou
Date of Birth: 17.7.1958
Place of Origin: Kalopsida
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 25.8.1974
Place of Death: Kalopsida
Riala Antonios of Georgiou
Date of Birth: 21.5.1956
Place of Origin: Kalopsida
Status: Klirotos
Date of Death: 14.8.1974
Place of Death: Lefkosia
0 Missing0 Identified2 Killed
Killed (2)
Efstathiou Efstathios of Theodorou
Date of Birth: 14.9.1937
Place of Origin: Kalopsida
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 25.8.1974
Place of Death: Kalopsida
Theodorou Giannakis of Efstathiou
Date of Birth: 17.7.1958
Place of Origin: Kalopsida
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 25.8.1974
Place of Death: Kalopsida