Kastanoussa Explained

Kastanoussa
Name Local:Καστανούσσα
Type:community
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Serres
Municipality:Sintiki
Population:635
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:274
Coordinates:41.2736°N 22.8925°W
Postal Code:620 55
Area Code:+30 23270
Licence:EP

Kastanoussa (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Καστανούσσα), known before 1926 as Palmes (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πάλμες|links=no),[1] is a village and a community in Serres with a population of 635 inhabitants as recorded in the 2021 census. The village and community belongs to the municipality of Sintiki.

Geography

The village is located in the southern foothills of Belasitsa, near the borders with North Macedonia and Bulgaria.

History

In the Ottoman Empire

In 1891 Georgi Strezov wrote:

According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia. Ethnography and Statistics") by 1900 "Palmesh" ("Palmesha") is a Bulgarian Muslims' settlement . 1150 Bulgarian Muslims were living there at the time.

Under Greek sovereignty

During the First Balkan War the village was under Bulgarian control, but after the Second Balkan War in 1913 it was incorporated within Greece.

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Notes and References

  1. http://pandektis.ekt.gr/pandektis/handle/10442/168999 Μετονομασίες των Οικισμών της Ελλάδας. Πάλμες -- Καστανούσσα