Sotiras (Greek: Σωτήρας, before 1926: Σώτερ - Soter[2]) is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Amyntaio.
Sotiras | |
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Settlement | |
Coordinates: 40°40′26″N 21°39′55″E / 40.67389°N 21.66528°E | |
Country | Greece |
Geographic region | Macedonia |
Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
Regional unit | Florina |
Municipality | Amyntaio |
Municipal unit | Amyntaio |
Community | Amyntaio |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 89 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The Greek census (1920) recorded 327 people in the village and in 1923 there were 327 inhabitants (or 37 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Soter there were refugee families from East Thrace (18), Asia Minor (4) and the Caucasus (26).[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 137 village inhabitants.[3] There were 48 refugee families (151 people) in 1928.[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.
- ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Soter – Sotiras". 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.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.