Ammochori

Community in Macedonia, Greece
40°46′55″N 21°29′5″E / 40.78194°N 21.48472°E / 40.78194; 21.48472CountryGreeceGeographic regionMacedoniaAdministrative regionWestern MacedoniaRegional unitFlorinaMunicipalityFlorinaMunicipal unitPerasmaPopulation
 (2021)[1]
 • Community1,077Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ammochori (Greek: Αμμοχώρι, before 1927: Πεσόνιτσα – Pesonitsa;[2] Macedonian/Bulgarian: Песочница, Pesochnitsa) is a village in Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.

The Greek census (1920) recorded 796 people in the village and in 1923 there were 60 inhabitants (or 8 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, in Pesonitsa there were refugee families from Asia Minor (2), Pontus (29) and the Caucasus (17) in 1926.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 1092 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928 there were 49 refugee families (195 people).[3]

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Pesonitsa – Ammochorion". Pandektis. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ 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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