Arnissa
Arnissa (Greek: Άρνισσα, before 1926: Όστροβον, Ostrovon;[1] Bulgarian: Острово, Ostrovo[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 1,550 (as of 2001).
History
The Battle of Ostrovo was fought near the town in 1041. In 1845 the Russian Slav scholar notes Ostrovo as a nice village situated near a lake and populated by Bulgarians and Turks.[2]
References
- Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), ISBN 9989-9819-4-9, p. 54
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Coordinates: 40°48′N 21°50′E / 40.800°N 21.833°E