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Ossa ( el, Όσσα,
Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...
/ Macedonian: Висока), known before 1926 as Visoka (Βυσσώκα), is a village and a
community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
of the
Lagkadas Lagkadas ( el, Λαγκαδάς, ) is a town and municipality in the northeast part of Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. There are 41103 residents in the municipality and 7764 of them live in the town of Lagkadas. Lagkadas is located northeast o ...
municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vertiskos, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 387 inhabitants in the village and 456 inhabitants in the community of Ossa. The community of Ossa covers an area of 59.12 km2. Ossa is traditionally a Slavic speaking village. The village's older name (Visoka) comes from the Slavic word meaning "high" or "elevated". In 1997, the Greek newspaper ''
Eleftherotypia ''Eleftherotypia'' ( el, Ελευθεροτυπία, lit=freedom of the press) was a daily national newspaper published in Athens, Greece. Published since 21 July 1975, it was the first newspaper to appear after the fall of the Regime of the ...
'' reported that authorities confiscated the
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of the local church in Ossa because they were inscribed in the Slavic alphabet. Ossa is also the birthplace of
Kyranna of Thessaloniki Kyranna of Thessaloniki (Greek language, Greek: Κυράννα; 1731-1751) is an Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian saint and new martyr. Her feast day is on 28 February. She was allegedly killed by an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman official, who ...
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Administrative division

The community of Ossa consists of two separate settlements: * Galini (population 69) *Ossa (population 387) The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.


Notable People born is Ossa

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Ivan Angelov Ivan Angelov ( bg, Иван Ангелов; born 21 January 1979) is a Bulgarian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. He is a single-time Olympian (2000), and a former Bulgarian record holder in 50, 100, and 200 m backstroke. Dur ...
- 19th century Bulgarian Exarchate priest and leader of the Bulgarian community of Thessaloniki *Zapryan Stoyanov - Soldier in the
Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps The Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps ( bg, Македоно-одринско опълчение, ''Makedono-odrinsko opalchenie'') was a volunteer corps of the Bulgarian Army during the Balkan Wars. It was formed on 23 September 1912 ...
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.


See also

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List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece: * Adam * Adendro * Agia Paraskevi * Agia Triada * Agios Antonios * Agios Athanasios * Agios Charalambos * Agios Pavlos * Agios Vasileios * Akropotamos * Ampelokipo ...


References

Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit) {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub