Pteria, Kastoria
Pteria | |
|---|---|
  Pteria | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′20″N 21°3′16″E / 40.50556°N 21.05444°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Kastoria |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 111 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pteria (Greek: Πτεριά, before 1926: Άνω Παπράτσκο – Ano Papratsko)[2] is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Pteria, Kato Pteria and Akontio.
The 1920 Greek census recorded 454 people in the village, and 450 inhabitants (60 families) were Muslim in 1923.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Papratsko were from Pontus (50) in 1926.[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 294 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 49 (194 people).[3]
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[4] The village had a total of 511 inhabitants, and was populated by 91 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Ano Papratsko – Ano Fteria". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d 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. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
- ^ Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Φτεριά, Κάτω Φτεριά, Πληθυσμός: 511, Σλαυόφωνοι: 91, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"