Polystypos Πολύστυπος Απόστολος Ανδρέας ο Πολύστυπος
village
Polystypos Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 34°56′22″N 33°1′10″E / 34.93944°N 33.01944°E / 34.93944; 33.01944
Country	Cyprus
District	Nicosia District
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	173
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	http://www.polystipos.org/

Polystypos (Greek: Πολύστυπος), sometimes also spelled Polystipos, is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located near Chandria. The origin of the name comes from "Poly" meaning "very" and “stypes” meaning "vines". Therefore Polystypos means a location with many vineyards.

History

Polystypos's name means "a location with many vines", referring to the many vineyards that it used to be home to. The number of vineyards in the area decreased significantly in the 18th century after a tax was imposed on wine production.^[2]

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