Petra | |
Name Local: | Πέτρα |
Type: | community |
Caption Skyline: | School in Petra |
Periph: | Epirus |
Periphunit: | Preveza |
Municipality: | Ziros |
Municunit: | Filippiada |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population: | 308 |
Petra (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πέτρα) is a historical village in the Preveza Prefecture in western Greece, near the town of Filippiada.[1] [2] According to the 2021 Greek census, it had 308 inhabitants.
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.[3]