Arnissa

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Arnissa (Greek: Άρνισσα; South Slavic: Ostrovo) is a small city in the Pella Prefecture of Macedonia, Greece. It is located near the Lake Vegoritida and Mount Voras and is the seat of the Vegoritida Municipality. Its population in 1,550 (as of 2001).

[edit] History

The Battle of Ostrovo was fought near the town in 1041.

Coordinates: 40°48′N, 21°50′E

[edit] References

  • Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), ISBN 9989-9819-4-9, p. 54