Jump to content

Palaistra, Florina

Coordinates: 40°48.20′N 21°31′E / 40.80333°N 21.517°E / 40.80333; 21.517
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palaistra
Παλαίστρα
Palaistra is located in Greece
Palaistra
Palaistra
Coordinates: 40°48.20′N 21°31′E / 40.80333°N 21.517°E / 40.80333; 21.517
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityFlorina
Municipal unitMeliti
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community231
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Palaistra (Greek: Παλαίστρα, before 1926: Μπορέσνιτσα – Boresnitsa;[2] Macedonian/Bulgarian: Борешница, Boreshnitsa) is a village in the Florina regional unit, Greece.

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1913375—    
1920372−0.8%
1928447+20.2%
1940592+32.4%
1951638+7.8%
1961600−6.0%
1971421−29.8%
2001[3]330−21.6%
2011[4]289−12.4%
2021[1]231−20.1%

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "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: Boresnitsa – Palaistra". Pandektis. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.