Petres, Florina
Community in Macedonia, Greece
Petres Πέτρες | |
|---|---|
| 40°43′44″N 21°40′22″E / 40.72889°N 21.67278°E / 40.72889; 21.67278 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Amyntaio |
| Municipal unit | Amyntaio |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 231 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Petres (Greek: Πέτρες, before 1926: Πέτερσκον - Peterskon[2]) is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
The Greek census (1920) recorded 851 people in the village and in 1923 there were 400 inhabitants (or 69 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Peterskon there were refugee families from East Thrace (20), Asia Minor (5) and Pontus (13).[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 712 village inhabitants.[3] There were 32 refugee families (151 people) in 1928.[3]
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Peterskon – Petres". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923-1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923-1930] (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
