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

The 1920 Greek census recorded 796 people in the village, and 60 inhabitants (8 families) were Muslim in 1923.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Pesonitsa were from Asia Minor (2), Pontus (29) and the Caucasus (17) in 1926.[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,092 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 49 (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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammochori
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