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, the birthplace of the Slav-speaking Captain Kottas, one of the earliest protagonists of the Greek Struggle for Macedonia.
Μουσείο Μακεδονικού Αγώνα Καπετάν Κώττα | |
 External view of Kottas Museum | |
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| Established | 1995 |
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| Location |  Kottas, Greece |
| Coordinates | 40.72078014846943°N 21.172793888629762°E |
| Type | Military museum |
History
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.[1]
Exhibits
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.[1]
References
Citations
- Museums of Macedonia
Sources
- This article incorporates text from the corresponding article at the Museums of Macedonia website, commissioned by the Macedonian Heritage foundation, written by Vlasis Vlasidis, and published under a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license.