Petres, Florina

Petres (Greek: Πέτρες, before 1926: Πέτερσκον – Peterskon)^[2] is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

Petres Πέτρες
Community
Petres
Coordinates: 40°43′44″N 21°40′22″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

1. "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.
2. Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Peterskon – Petres". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
3. 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.