Vouni

History

The earliest recording of Vouni dates back to the Middle Ages, such that it appears in Venetian maps under the name "Voni". According to local tradition there used to be four settlements in the area of the present village, which were built on low mountains; three of which were known as Pera Vounin (), Velonaka () and Ais Mamas (), which were desolated as a result of the plague which struck Cyprus in 1692. The fourth settlement, Vouni, was salvaged and protected by John the Baptist, to whom the main church of the village is dedicated. Residents of the three settlements that withstood the plague moved to Vouni.

Most-observed species

• Coal Tit

  Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,297
• Cyprus Wheatear

  Oenanthe cypriaca (Homeyer, 1884) · Aves
  1,115
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  929
• Eurasian Jay

  Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  893
• Short-toed Treecreeper

  Certhia brachydactyla C.L.Brehm, 1820 · Aves
  698
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  615
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  569
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  477

Most recent

• M 4.2 — 2025-12-12
  20 km S of Koloni, Cyprus
• M 4.6 — 2025-11-13
  6 km SE of Koloni, Cyprus
• M 4 — 2025-11-13
  3 km NNW of Polémi, Cyprus
• M 4.2 — 2025-11-12
  0 km S of Koloni, Cyprus
• M 4.3 — 2025-11-12
  7 km SW of Meládeia, Cyprus
• M 4.3 — 2025-11-12
  1 km NNW of Paphos, Cyprus