Arnissa
Arnissa (Greek: Άρνισσα; Macedonian: Острово, Ostrovo,[1] 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 1,550 (as of 2001). It also has a primary school, το Δημοτικό Σχολείο Άρνισσας, or Arnissa Primary School.
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.[1]
References
- Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), ISBN 9989-9819-4-9, p. 54