Ossa, Thessaloniki
Ossa (Greek: Όσσα, Bulgarian/Macedonian: Висока), known before 1926 as Visoka (Βυσσώκα),[2] is a village and a community of the Langadas 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 2011 census recorded 387 inhabitants in the village and 456 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 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Langadas |
| Municipal unit | Vertiskos |
| Elevation | 627 m (2,057 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 387 |
| Community | |
| • Population | 456 (2011) |
| • Area (km2) | 59.12 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 572 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2394-xxx-xxx |
| Vehicle registration | NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx |
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]
Ossa is also the birthplace of Kyranna of Thessaloniki.[7]
Administrative division
The community of Ossa consists of two separate settlements:[1]
- Galini (population 69)
- Ossa (population 387)
The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.[1]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Μετονομασίες των Οικισμών της Ελλάδας. Βυσσώκα -- Όσσα
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "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.