There are two versions about the origin of the village's name.
According to first version  Kakopetria name is a compound of greek words "kako" (bad) and "petra" (stone, rock).

According to second version the name comes from a legend about a big rock called "Petra tou Androgynou" (Couples' Rock).
That rock is now close to the bridge and newly wedded couples would sit on it, until according to legend the rock rolled over one couple and that rock they called bad rock.
There are two versions about the origin of the village's name. According to first version  Kakopetria name is a compound of greek words "kako" (bad) and "petra" (stone, rock).
According to second version the name comes from a legend about a big rock called "Petra tou Androgynou" (Couples' Rock). That rock is now close to the bridge and newly wedded couples would sit on it, until according to legend the rock rolled over one couple and that rock they called bad rock.
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