Sotiras, Florina
Settlement in Macedonia, Greece
40°40′26″N 21°39′55″E / 40.67389°N 21.66528°E / 40.67389; 21.66528 (2021)[1]
Sotiras (Greek: Σωτήρας, before 1926: Σώτερ - Soter[2]) is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Amyntaio.
The Greek census (1920) recorded 327 people in the village and in 1923 there were 327 inhabitants (or 37 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Soter there were refugee families from East Thrace (18), Asia Minor (4) and the Caucasus (26).[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 137 village inhabitants.[3] There were 48 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: Soter – Sotiras". 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.
