Captain Kottas Museum

The Captain Kottas Museum or Museum of the Macedonian Struggle of Captain Kottas (Greek: Μουσείο Μακεδονικού Αγώνα Καπετάν Κώττα) is located in the village of Kottas, Macedonia, Greece,[1] the birthplace of the Greek Slavic-speaking Captain Kottas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χρήστου), one of the earliest protagonists of the Greek Struggle for Macedonia.[2]

Captain Kottas Museum
Μουσείο Μακεδονικού Αγώνα Καπετάν Κώττα
External view of Kottas Museum
Established1995
LocationGreece Kottas, Macedonia, Greece
Coordinates40.72078014846943°N 21.172793888629762°E / 40.72078014846943; 21.172793888629762
TypeMilitary museum


Museum entrance

Exhibits

On the National Road that connects Florina with Korytsa in Albania and at a distance of 45 km from the first is the village of Kottas, home of the local Macedonian of the same name.[3]

On the ground floor there is a display of three complete outfits belonging to the Kottas family, as well as a few domestic utensils and tools. Two firearms dating from the time of the Macedonian Struggle are exhibited on the first floor, and photographs of Macedonian fighters from the Florina area.[4][5]

History

Konstantinos Christou (Kottas) in collaboration with the metropolitan of Kastoria Germanos Karavangelis fought with his body against the Bulgarian komitadjis before 1904, with the result that there was Greek activity in the area of Korestia until Pavlos Melas and the other Greek chiefs came from the south mainland of Greece and Crete.[3]

The Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace made provision for the Kottas family home to be converted into a museum, and it was opened by the then President of Greece late in 1995. It operates with the help of the "Friends of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle society" and co-operating women's societies.[4]

References

Citations
  1. "Κώτας Φλώρινας". www.hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  2. "Καπετάν Κώττας. Σκότωσε τον Τούρκο Νουρή μπέη και τον εισπράκτορα Ταχήρ. Πρωταγωνίστησε στον Μακεδονικό Αγώνα, τον έπιασαν με προδοσία και κλώτσησε μόνος του το υποπόδιο της κρεμάλας". ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΟΝΟΥ (in Greek). 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  3. "Μουσείο Μακεδονικού Αγώνα Καπετάν Κώττα". Museum Finder | Ανακαλύψτε τα Μουσεία της Ελλάδας (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  4. Museums of Macedonia
  5. "Το Σπίτι του Καπετάν Κώττα". www.ctp.gr. Retrieved 2021-12-02.

Sources
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.