Petres (Greek: Πέτρες, before 1926: Πέτερσκον – Peterskon)[2] is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Petres
Πέτρες | |
|---|---|
  Petres | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′44″N 21°40′22″E / 40.72889°N 21.67278°E | |
| 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) |
The 1920 Greek census recorded 851 people in the village, and 400 inhabitants (69 families) were Muslim in 1923.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Peterskon were from East Thrace (20), Asia Minor (5) and Pontus (13) in 1926.[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 712 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 32 (151 people).[3]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "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.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.