Petrota (Greek: Πετρωτά) is a village at the northernmost point of Greece, part of the municipal unit Trigono.

Petrota
Πετρωτά
Petrota is located in Greece
Petrota
Petrota
Coordinates: 41°41′N 26°09′E / 41.683°N 26.150°E / 41.683; 26.150
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitTrigono
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community125
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

It was created around 1530 by Greeks that moved there from Epirus and Malta. In 1961 its population was 1,510.[2] In the 1970s a lot of people from Petrota migrated to western Europe, especially to Germany. Its population was 125 at the 2021 census.[1]

References edit

  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. ^ "Detailed census results 1961" (PDF). (35 MB) (in Greek and French)