Petra ( el, Πέτρα) is a historical village in the

Preveza Prefecture Preveza ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πρέβεζας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Preveza. Geography The regional unit of Preveza is located northwest of ...

in western

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

, near the town of

Filippiada Filippiada ( el, Φιλιππιάδα) is a small town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit. The munic ...

. According to the Greek census 2011, it had 392 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.Serafim Xenopoulos, Documents on Art & Preveza History "(ed.1884), p.45.

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Populated places in Preveza (regional unit) {{Coord, 39.156944, 20.818889, display=title Villages in Greece