Orma (, before 1925: Тресино - Τρέσινον) is a village in
Pella regional unit,
Macedonia
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* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
,
Greece
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. Its population was 1521 as of the 2021 census.
Orma is located at the foot of Mount Voras (Kajmakčalan), on Greece's border with
North Macedonia
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near Loutra Pozar. It was once called Tresino (Тресино). According to one source, the name of the village derives from an ancient Macedonian city of the same name located in the larger area; another states that it derives from the waters of the river that flowed wildly through the mountain.
Orma is the second most popular tourist destination in
Almopia
Almopia (), or Enotia (Greek: Ενωτία), also known in the Middle Ages as Moglena (Greek: Μογλενά, Macedonian and Bulgarian: Меглен or Мъглен), is a municipality and a former province (επαρχία) of the Pella regional ...
, and is surrounded by greenery and natural waters. Cherries, chestnuts, clams and peaches are produced in the area. The village church is dedicated to Agios Nikolaos (
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...
) but celebrates Agios Nestors on 27 October.
After
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
and the Civil War{{Which, date=November 2024, many residents of Orma moved to
Edessa
Edessa (; ) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It was founded during the Hellenistic period by Macedonian general and self proclaimed king Seleucus I Nicator (), founder of the Sel ...
. From Orma came the fighters who followed
Aggelis Gatsos in the fight of 1821, Macedonian fighters and also people who were killed in the battles of the civil war. In June 1908 the village was almost completely destroyed by an attack by the Bulgarian commissioners.
References
Populated places in Pella (regional unit)
Almopia