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Arnissa

Άρνισσα
Arnissa Άρνισσα
Community
	Arnissa
	Coordinates: 40°48′N 21°50′E / 40.800°N 21.833°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pella
Municipality	Edessa
Municipal unit	Vegoritida
Population (2021)
• Community	1,370
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	58002
Area code(s)	23810

Arnissa (Greek: Άρνισσα, before 1926: Όστροβον, Ostrovon;^[2]) is a town in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. It is located near the Lake Vegoritida and Mount Kaimakchalan and is the seat of the Vegoritida Municipality. It has a population of 1,370 (as of 2021).

History

The settlement is first mentioned by Thucydides as one of the most ancient Macedonian cities, which is identified with the ancient ruins near the present-day village of the same name, specifically on the small peninsula of Lake Vegoritida, where various archaeological findings (architectural members and inscriptions) were found.^[3] The region came under the control of the Roman empire in the 1st century BC. The Battle of Ostrovo was fought near the town in 1041. At the end of the 14th century, with the Ottoman conquest, Ostrovo became the seat of a mudirlik. In 1798 it came under the jurisdiction of Ali Pasha.^[4]

At the end of the 19th century, approximately 300 families lived in the settlement, of which 200 were Christian and the rest Muslim, while the population was Slavic-speaking. At the same time, tensions had begun between the patriarchal and exarchal Christians, with the latter occupying by force the two most important holy sites of the village.^[5]

During the Macedonian Struggle, many Ostrovites participated in the Greek guerrilla forces, with the main Macedonian fighters being the chieftain Christos Stogiannidis and the director of the National Center of Ostrov, Stavros Hatzicharisis. Other Macedonian fighters were Pantelis Theodorou, Photios Theodorou and Ioannis Koutsalis (Makris).^[6] Clashes took place in the area between the Greek and Turkish armies on 3 and 4 November 1912 during the Balkan Wars.^[7] During 1913, the Macedonian fighter Georgios Dikonymos-Makris served as the stationmaster of the settlement, who, in the same year, contributed to the extermination of the important comitatist Vasil Tsekalarov.^[8]

Several residents of Arnissa were killed during the war of 1940-1941 while serving in the Greek armed forces.

Sights

In 1953 , when the waters of the lake receded, the ruins of a prehistoric necropolis were revealed , which are also one of the attractions of the area. The holy churches of the Assumption (1860) and of the Holy Trinity (built in 1865)^[9] are also worth mentioning .

Geography

Arnissa is located at an altitude of 560 meters,^[10] it is 20 km from Edessa^[11] and is located on the border with the prefecture of Florinis , while a short distance away, at an altitude of 1,150 meters, is the old settlement of Agios Athanasios , one of the most famous tourist places in the area.

Economy

Arnissa is known for its apple crops, while there is also a women's cooperative that produces, using traditional means, pasta, spoon sweets, pickles, paprika and compotes.

Transport

The settlement is served by Regional and Proastiakos servics to Thessaloniki and Florina.

References

^ "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.
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
^ Δημήτρης Κ. Σαμσάρης, Ιστορική γεωγραφία της ρωμαϊκής επαρχίας Μακεδονίας (Το τμήμα της σημερινής Δυτικής Μακεδονίας), Θεσσαλονίκη 1989 (Έκδοση της Εταιρείας Μακεδονικών Σπουδών), σ. 168-169
^ Συλλογικό, Μακεδονικός αγών - Εκατό χρόνκ,ξκλιλνια από τον θάνατο του Παύλου Μελά - επιστημονικό συνέδριο, Θεσσαλονίκη 12-13 Νοεμβρίου 2004, ΕΜΣ, Θεσσαλονίκη 2006, σ. 218.
^ Μακεδονικός αγών - Εκατό χρόνια από τον θάνατο του Παύλου Μελά, 2006, σ. 219 - 222.
^ Ιωάννης Σ. Κολιόπουλος (επιστημονική επιμέλεια), Αφανείς, γηγενείς Μακεδονομάχοι, Εταιρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών, University Studio Press, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2008, σελ. 121
^ Σταματελάτος Μιχαήλ - Βαμβά Σταματελάτου Φωτεινή, Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδας, ΤΑ ΝΕΑ, 2012, Α' τόμος, σελ. 101.
^ Μακεδονικός αγών - Εκατό χρόνια από τον θάνατο του Παύλου Μελά, 2006, σ. 224.
^ Μακεδονικός αγών - Εκατό χρόνια από τον θάνατο του Παύλου Μελά, 2006, σ. 219.
^ Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Νέα Δομή (in Greek). Αθήνα: Τεγόπουλος - Μανιατέας. 1996. p. 142, τομ. 5.
^ "Οδηγικές χιλιομετρικές αποστάσεις μεταξύ πόλεων, χωριών - apostaseis.gr". www.apostaseis.gr. Retrieved 2017-11-20.