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There are several theories about the origin of the name ''Kastoria''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kastoriacity.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121&Itemid=416&limit=1&limitstart=3|title=Καστοριά - Προέλευση Του Ονόματος (Kastoria - origin of the name)|publisher=Δήμος Καστοριάς (City of Kastoria)|language={{el icon}}|accessdate=2008-10-29}}</ref> The dominant of these is that the name derives from the Greek word κάστορας (''kástoras'', meaning "[[beaver]]"). Trade in the animal's fur, sourced from nearby [[Lake Orestiada]], has traditionally been an important element of the city's economy. Other theories propose that the name derives from the Greek word κάστρο (''kástro'', meaning "[[castle]]"; from the [[Latin]] word ''castra'') or from the mythical hero Κάστωρ (''[[Castor and Pollux|Kástōr]]''), who may have been honoured in the area. From Greek, the name was borrowed into [[Turkish language|Turkish]] as ''Kesriye''. The [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] and [[Macedonian language|Slavic Macedonian]] name of the city is ''Kostur'' ([[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]]: Костур). The town features in the Serbian 18th century epic poem "[[Marko Kraljević]] i Mina od Kostura" (ie ''[[Prince Marko]] and Minnas of Kastoria'').

 

 

==History==