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 | |
  Sotiras | |
| 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 1920 Greek census recorded 327 people in the village, and 327 inhabitants (37 families) were Muslim in 1923.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Soter were from East Thrace (18), Asia Minor (4) and the Caucasus (26) in 1926.[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 137 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 48 (151 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: 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.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.