Ammochori (Greek: Αμμοχώρι, before 1927: Πεσόνιτσα – Pesonitsa;[2] Macedonian/Bulgarian: Песочница, Pesochnitsa) is a village in Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.
Ammochori | |
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  Ammochori | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′55″N 21°29′5″E / 40.78194°N 21.48472°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Florina |
| Municipal unit | Perasma |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 1,077 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The 1920 Greek census recorded 796 people in the village, and 60 inhabitants (8 families) were Muslim in 1923.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Pesonitsa were from Asia Minor (2), Pontus (29) and the Caucasus (17) in 1926.[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,092 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 49 (195 people).[3]
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: Pesonitsa – Ammochorion". Pandektis. Retrieved 18 February 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. 74. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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