Petrota
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Petrota (Greek: Πετρωτά) is a village at the northernmost point of Greece, part of the municipal unit Trigono.
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Petrota
Πετρωτά | |
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Coordinates: 41°41′N 26°09′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
Regional unit | Evros |
Municipality | Orestiada |
Municipal unit | Trigono |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 125 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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It was created around 1530 by Greeks that moved there from Epirus and Malta. In 1961 its population was 1,510.[2] In the 1970s a lot of people from Petrota migrated to western Europe, especially to Germany. Its population was 125 at the 2021 census.[1]