Petres
Petres is located in Greece
Petres
Petres
Coordinates: 40°43′44″N 21°40′22″E / 40.72889°N 21.67278°E / 40.72889; 21.67278
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityAmyntaio
Municipal unitAmyntaio
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
312
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Peterskon – Petres". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 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. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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