Petra, Preveza

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]

Petra Prevezas' school in Greece.

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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