Sivas (Tymbaki)
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Sivas Τοπική Κοινότητα Σίβα (Σίβας) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Crete | ||
| Regional district | Heraklion | ||
| local community | Festos | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 35 ° 1 ′ N , 24 ° 48 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
110 m |
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| Residents | 426 (2011) | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 91251001 | ||
Sivas ( Greek Σίβας ( m. Sg. )) Is a place in the south of the Greek island of Crete on the western foothills of the Asterousia Mountains and belongs to the municipality of Tymbaki in the municipality of Festos .
designation
During the Turkish period the place was called Cevahir ( Turkish: Cevahir = diamond , Greek form: Τζοβαέρη). Later the name Siva caught on. There has been much speculation about the origin of this name, the name is said to derive from the Egyptian oasis Siwa , where the famous oracle of Ammon was located, or from Silva, the Latin word for forest. Even the Indian god Shiva is mentioned as the namesake. The most likely explanation derives the word from Arabic from the word Siva, which means source.
More recently, the originally female place name has been changed to the male Sivas to avoid confusion with the place of the same name Siva , which is also in the Heraklion regional district.
Worth seeing
The church of St. John the Baptist is located in the village square , there are also chapels dedicated to St. Nicholas , St. Marina, St. Spyridon , the prophet Elias and St. George . South of Sivas you can visit the Odigitrias monastery and a Minoan cemetery. The Martsalos Gorge and the Agiofarango Gorge are also nearby .
Sons and daughters of the place
- Saint John the Stranger (Ai Kir-Giannis o Xenos)
- Ioannis Skoutis (Stefanakis)
- Themos Kornaros
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)