Petra, Preveza

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Petra Prevezas' school in Greece.

Petra (Greek: Πέτρα) is a historical village in the Preveza Prefecture in western Greece, near the town of Filippiada.[1][2] According to the Greek census 2011, it had 392 inhabitants.[3]

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. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Η ζωή και τη δράση των Ρεντζαίων στη «Μηχανή του χρόνου»". Λευκαδίτικα Νέα - Lefkada News (in Greek). 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. ^ "Statistics of Greek census 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-17.
  4. ^ Serafim Xenopoulos, Documents on Art & Preveza History "(ed.1884), p.45.
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Coordinates: 39°09′25″N 20°49′08″E / 39.156944°N 20.818889°E / 39.156944; 20.818889

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