Ossa, Thessaloniki

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Ossa
Όσσα
Community
Ossa is located in Greece
Ossa
Ossa
Coordinates: 40°50.2′N 23°12.3′E / 40.8367°N 23.2050°E / 40.8367; 23.2050
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityLagkadas
Municipal unitVertiskos
Area
 • Community
59.12 km2 (22.83 sq mi)
Elevation
627 m (2,057 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
486
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
572 00
Area code(s)+30-2394
Vehicle registrationNA to NX

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 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

The community of Ossa consists of two separate settlements:[1]

  • Galini (population 77 in 2021)
  • Ossa (population 409)

Notable people born in Ossa

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Μετονομασίες των Οικισμών της Ελλάδας. Βυσσώκα -- Όσσα
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. ^ Ίός τής Κυριακής, «Στή βαλκάνια πατρίδα τοΰ κ. Παπαθεμελή», 'Ελευθεροτυπία 1.3.1997
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ Poulos, Fr George. "St Kyranna of Thessaloniki". Orthodox Saints, volume 1. Holy Cross Orthodox Press. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  8. ^ Попстоилов, Антон. Село Зарово, Солунско. Историко-фолклорно и езиковедско изследване, Издателство на БАН, София, 1979, стр. 41.
  9. ^ 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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