Ammochori
Ammochori is located in Greece
Ammochori
Ammochori
Coordinates: 40°46′55″N 21°29′5″E / 40.78194°N 21.48472°E / 40.78194; 21.48472
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityFlorina
Municipal unitPerasma
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
1,250
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ammochori (Greek: Αμμοχώρι, before 1927: Πεσόνιτσα - Pesonitsa,[2] Macedonian/Bulgarian: Песочница, Pesochnitsa) is a village in Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.

The Greek census (1920) recorded 796 people in the village and in 1923 there were 60 inhabitants (or 8 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Pesonitsa there were refugee families from Asia Minor (2), Pontus (29) and the Caucasus (17).[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 1092 village inhabitants.[3] There were 49 refugee families (195 people) in 1928.[3]

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Pesonitsa – Ammochorion". Pandektis. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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. 74. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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