Ossa, Thessaloniki
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 | 8.22/km2 (21.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 572 00 |
| Area code | +30-2394 |
| Vehicle registration | NA to NX |
Ossa (Greek: Όσσα, Bulgarian/Macedonian: Висока), known before 1926 as Vissoka (Βυσσώκα),[2] is a village and a community of the Lagkadas municipality, in Central Macedonia, Greece.[3] After the 2011 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Vertiskos, of which is a municipal district of the general Lagkadas area.[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]
The village's older name (Vyssoka or Vyrsoka) from the word "vyrso" which in greek means leather and hence, "Vyssoka" or "Vyrsoka" is the place where the "people work with leather" (βυρσοδέψες) as the majority of the inhabitants used to be leather cobblers. Hence, the name became "Vyssoka" (Βυσσώκα) - meaning the place that has leather cobblers. Ossa is an ancient name found in documents,maps, up to 1600/1700 and after 1926. Ossa used to be an ancient Greek city in the region (3 BC, 4BC).
There used to be since aprox. 1700s two very popular Greek schools in Ossa, one for girls and one for boys that attracted children from the other villages. It is remarkable that due to the Greek civilisation and culture in the area, were allowed to open schools by the Otomman Empire.
The village has a very popular saint, Agia Kyranna (Αγία Κυράννα) who is celebrated on the 8th of January.
Due to the Otomman Empire, along with the Greeks, Bulgarians lived there and there were some icons at the church in Slavic.
In 1997, the Greek newspaper Eleftherotypia reported that the icons of the local church in Ossa which were transcribed in Slavic were kept in a separate, safe place.[5]
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
- Kyranna of Thessaloniki, an Orthodox Christian saint[6]
- Ivan Angelov - 19th century Bulgarian Exarchate priest and leader of the Bulgarian community of Thessaloniki[7]
- Zapryan Stoyanov - Soldier in the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps[8]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.