# Kato Drys

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Place in Limassol District, Cyprus

Kato Drys Kato Drys Location in Cyprus Coordinates: 34°51′3″N 33°18′15″E / 34.85083°N 33.30417°E / 34.85083; 33.30417 Country Cyprus District Limassol District Population (2011)[1] • Total 129 Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

**Kato Drys** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Kάτω Δρυς) is a small village in [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus), southwest of [Larnaca](/source/Larnaca).

Its average altitude is 520 metres (1,710 ft) above sea level. The village is set in hilly terrain with narrow, deep valleys, through which the Agios Minas river flows.

Kato Drys is pictured on the [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus) one pound note.[2]

[Neophytos of Cyprus](/source/Neophytos_of_Cyprus) was born in Kato Drys in 1134. The house in which he was born still stands today. [Reo Stakis](/source/Reo_Stakis) (1913–2001) was also born in the village.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

There is a small church dedicated to Neophytos on a hill near the village.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "C1. POPULATION ENUMERATED BY SEX, AGE, DISTRICT, MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY AND QUARTER (1.10.2011)", [*Population - Place of Residence, 2011*](https://web.archive.org/web/20140420062128/http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-170414.xls?OpenElement), Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2014-04-17, archived from [the original](http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-170414.xls?OpenElement) on 2014-04-20, retrieved 2014-04-20

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Central Bank of Cyprus - Banknotes - CYP1". Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2023-10-12. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081114223108/http://www.centralbank.gov.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=570](https://web.archive.org/web/20081114223108/http://www.centralbank.gov.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=570)

## External links

- [Kato Drys Community Council website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070928221524/http://www.katodrys.org/english/history.shtm)

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