Ossa (Greek: Όσσα, Bulgarian/Macedonian: Висока), known before 1926 as Visoka (Βυσσώκα),[2] is a village and a community of the Lagkadas municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vertiskos, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 486 inhabitants in the community of Ossa.[1] The community of Ossa covers an area of 59.12 km2.[4]
Ossa
Όσσα | |
|---|---|
  Ossa | |
| Coordinates: 40°50.2′N 23°12.3′E / 40.8367°N 23.2050°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Lagkadas |
| Municipal unit | Vertiskos |
| Area | |
| • Community | 59.12 km2 (22.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 627 m (2,057 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 486 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 572 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2394 |
| Vehicle registration | NA to NX |
Ossa is traditionally a Slavic speaking village.[5] The village's older name (Visoka) comes from the Slavic word meaning "high" or "elevated". In 1997, the Greek newspaper Eleftherotypia reported that authorities confiscated the icons of the local church in Ossa because they were inscribed in the Slavic alphabet.[6]
Administrative division
editThe community of Ossa consists of two separate settlements:[1]
- Galini (population 77 in 2021)
- Ossa (population 409)
Notable people born in Ossa
edit- Kyranna of Thessaloniki, an Orthodox Christian saint[7]
- Ivan Angelov - 19th century Bulgarian Exarchate priest and leader of the Bulgarian community of Thessaloniki[8]
- Zapryan Stoyanov - Soldier in the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Μετονομασίες των Οικισμών της Ελλάδας. Βυσσώκα -- Όσσα
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ Ίός τής Κυριακής, «Στή βαλκάνια πατρίδα τοΰ κ. Παπαθεμελή», 'Ελευθεροτυπία 1.3.1997
- ^ Στά περισσότερα σλαβόφωνα χωριά, τά σημάδια άπό τέτοιου είδους χοντροκομμένες «διορθωτικές» έπεμβάσεις στήν εικονογραφία είναι κατά κανόνα άκόμη ορατές. ’Αλλού, ή άντικατάσταση τών σλαβικών εικόνων υπήρξε διακριτικότερη: όπως λ.χ. διαπιστώσαμε πρίν άπό μερικά χρόνια στήν ιδιαίτερη πατρίδα τού κ. Παπαθεμελή, τό χωριό Όσσα (τ. Βυσώκα) τού Λαγκαδά, οί παλιές κυριλλικές εικόνες τής τοπικής έκκλησίας φυλάγονται άπλά σέ ειδικό μέρος, μακριά άπό τά μάτια τού κοινού (Ελευθεροτυπία, 1.3.1997)
- ^ Poulos, Fr George. "St Kyranna of Thessaloniki". Orthodox Saints, volume 1. Holy Cross Orthodox Press. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Попстоилов, Антон. Село Зарово, Солунско. Историко-фолклорно и езиковедско изследване, Издателство на БАН, София, 1979, стр. 41.
- ^ Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. : Личен състав по документи на Дирекция „Централен военен архив“. София, Главно управление на архивите, Дирекция „Централен военен архив“ В. Търново, Архивни справочници № 9, 2006. ISBN 954-9800-52-0. с. 670.
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