Melas, Kastoria

Greece / Flyrina /
Melas (Greek: Μελάς) is a mountainous village in the regional unit of Kastoria, Western Macedonia, Greece. It belongs to the municipality of Kastoria and specifically to the municipal unit of Korestia. The previous name of the village was Statista (or Stathista or Agios Efstathios after the homonymous Orthodox church of Agios Efstathios). A museum dedicated to Pavlos Melas and the Greek struggle for Macedonia now operates in the village.
Statica or less commonly Statishta (Greek: Μελάς, Melas, until 1927 Στάτιστα, Statista) is a village in Aegean Macedonia, Greece, in dem Kostur, Western Macedonia region. According to the 2011 census, the village has 88 inhabitants.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melas,_Kastoria
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Coordinates:   40°42'12"N   21°15'52"E