Kostur (Castoria) – City in the Aegean part of Macedonia (Greece) with 20,300 h. (2002). It is located on the Gorica peninsula, on the west coast of the Kostur Lake, at an altitude of Kostur with the Kostur Lake about 690 m. The city was received by the city after the Latin name of the animal barbar (Castreg), which in the past lived in this lake. It had a precious fur that was very valued, and therefore the leather leaflet in Kostur is one of the oldest crafts. The old city was raised on the Gorica peninsula and was enclosed with walls. The new city-ski parts were erected outside the fortress. About 1880 K. He had 10,157 h., of which 3,758 were Macedonians, 2,699 Greeks, 2,400 Turks and 1,300 Jews. After the Balkan and the First World War, the Turkish population moved to Turkey, and in their place, Greeks from Turkey and Thrace were settled. In 1941 The city had 11,090 h. Of which 7,500 were Greeks, 2,300 Macedonians, 790 Jews, 400 Vlachs and 100 others. This number is retained by “until 1961 (11,778 h.), And then start to increase, so in 1971. K. He had 15,407 h., and now there are more than 20,000 h. Today is the seat of Obestry, in which there are 114 settlements. More houses from ⅹⅴⅰⅰⅰ and ⅹⅰⅹ c., Which allow him to be a city-museum. The population is engaged in trade, crafts and tourism. In a period of the past, it was an important church center, for which they testify to the present three churches of XI c. South of the city has an airport. Lit.: Todor Simovski, settlements in Aegean Macedonia, REC. And, Skopje, 1978. Al. ST.
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