Koskinou
Human settlement in Greece
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Koskinou (Greek: Κοσκινού) is a village on the Greek island of Rhodes. It is located 5 miles from Rhodes town and 6 miles from the island resort of Faliraki and the Music School of Rhodes.
Koskinou
Κοσκινού | |
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 View from the pergola of a taverna in Koskinou | |
  Koskinou | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′N 28°13′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Rhodes |
| Municipality | Rhodes |
| Municipal unit | Kallithea |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 4,948 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Koskinou is famous for its unique traditional houses decorated with bright, vibrant colours. There is a major festival on July 17 when the village celebrates the name day of St. Marina with customary music and dancing. The village is part of the Kallithea-Rhodes Municipality. The local football team called Diyenis Koskinou reside in the fourth division of the Greek league.
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is a major church of Koskinou. It features a five-tiered bell tower, which is one of Koskinou's tallest buildings.
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Five-tiered bell tower of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Vaiseleos Pavlou, a major street of Koskinou
Bougainvillea growing between buildings
Hellenistic sculpture found at Koskinou
