Petra, Preveza

Petra
Πέτρα
Community
School in Petra
School in Petra
Petra is located in Greece
Petra
Petra
Coordinates: 39°09′25″N 20°49′08″E / 39.1569°N 20.8189°E / 39.1569; 20.8189
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitPreveza
MunicipalityZiros
Municipal unitFilippiada
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
308
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Petra (Greek: Πέτρα) is a historical village in the Preveza Prefecture in western Greece, near the town of Filippiada.[2][3] According to the 2021 Greek census, it had 308 inhabitants.[1]

The exact origin of the name " Petra " is not known, but according to Serafim Xenopoulos, the village was named after its place on the east side of a rocky hill.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Λήσταρχοι Ρετζαίοι. Οι "βασιλείς της Ηπείρου" που έκαναν τη ληστεία του αιώνα και γελοιοποίησαν τις ελληνικές αρχές. "Χτύπησαν" τη χρηματαποστολή της Εθνικής, ενώ είχαν αμνηστευτεί και είχαν γίνει χωροφύλακες (βίντεο) - ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΟΝΟΥ". ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΟΝΟΥ (in Greek). 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. ^ "Η ζωή και τη δράση των Ρεντζαίων στη «Μηχανή του χρόνου»". Λευκαδίτικα Νέα - Lefkada News (in Greek). 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  4. ^ Serafim Xenopoulos, Documents on Art & Preveza History "(ed.1884), p.45.
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