Sotiras, Florina Explained

Sotiras
Coordinates:40.6739°N 21.6653°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Florina
Municipality:Amyntaio
Municunit:Amyntaio
Community:Amyntaio
Population As Of:2021
Population:89
Georegion:Macedonia

Sotiras (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σωτήρας, before 1926: Σώτερ – Soter[1]) is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Amyntaio.

The Greek census (1920) recorded 327 people in the village and in 1923 there were 327 inhabitants (or 37 families) who were Muslim. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, in Soter there were refugee families from East Thrace (18), Asia Minor (4) and the Caucasus (26) in 1926. The Greek census (1928) recorded 137 village inhabitants. In 1928 there were 48 refugee families (151 people).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Soter – Sotiras. Pandektis. 30 March 2022.
  2. Pelagidis. Efstathios. 1992. Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930). The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930. Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 30 March 2022. 75.