Agios Georgios Church
Church
Prastio Πραστιό
Prastio is a Greek community in the occupied part of the Lefkosia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 39 km West of Nicosia and 6 km Southwest of Morfou.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 545 (all Greeks).
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, are the churches of Agios Georgios, Agios Stylianos and the chapel of Agios Nikolaos.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 162 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
Prastio Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Prastio · Primary School — 162 students, 5 teachers
Missing & Killed
2 Missing1 Identified4 Killed
Missing (2)
Georghios Pitsiataris
Father's Name: Anastasis
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Lapithos
Place Last Seen: Lapithos
Efstathios Christodoulides
Father's Name: Polykarpos
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Lapithos
Place Last Seen: Lapithos
Identified (1)
Evelthon Ioannides
Father's Name: Evripides
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 14/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Mia Milia
Place Last Seen: Mia Milia
Killed (4)
Ellinas Andreas of Nikou
Date of Birth: 29.9.1955
Place of Origin: Prasteio Morfou
Status: Klirotos
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Kontemenos
Solomou Charalampos of Solomou
Date of Birth: 5.5.1937
Place of Origin: Prasteio Morfou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 21.8.1974
Place of Death: Pano Zodia
Charalampous Lampros of Charalampous
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Prasteio Morfou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 21.8.1974
Place of Death: Pano Zodia
Loupis Savvas Stylianou
Date of Birth: 1880
Place of Origin: Neo Leivadi Morfou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 31.8.1974
Place of Death: Neo Leivadi
0 Missing0 Identified1 Killed
Killed (1)
Loupis Savvas Stylianou
Date of Birth: 1880
Place of Origin: Neo Leivadi Morfou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 31.8.1974
Place of Death: Neo Leivadi