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