Ossa
Όσσα | |
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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 ( 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]
The community of Ossa consists of two separate settlements: [1]
Ossa
Όσσα | |
---|---|
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 ( 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]
The community of Ossa consists of two separate settlements: [1]