Terpene

Petra
Πέτρα
School in Petra
School in Petra
Petra is located in Greece
Petra
Petra
Coordinates: 39°09′25″N 20°49′08″E / 39.1569°N 20.8189°E / 39.1569; 20.8189
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitPreveza
MunicipalityZiros
Municipal unitFilippiada
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community308
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Petra (Greek: Πέτρα) is a historical village in the Preveza Prefecture in western Greece, near the town of Filippiada.[2][3] According to the 2021 Greek census, it had 308 inhabitants.[1]

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]

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