Petres, Florina Explained

Petres (el|Πέτρες, before 1926: Πέτερσκον – Peterskon)^[1] 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. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Peterskon were from East Thrace (20), Asia Minor (5) and Pontus (13) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 712 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 32 (151 people).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Peterskon – Petres. Pandektis. 30 March 2022.
2. Pelagidis. Efstathios. 1992. Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930). The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930. Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 30 March 2022. 75.