Vikla


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.

History

Vikla was a village of the Greater Commandery. In the mid-1980s it was abandoned by its remaining inhabitants. Today, only some ruins of houses and the church of Saint John the Merciful remain.
At present, a golf course has been developed in the area of the former village.

Population

According to the population censuses carried out in Cyprus, the village's population was always small. After the mid-1980s, its inhabitants abandoned it completely.

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