Palaistra, Florina

Palaistra Παλαίστρα
Community
Palaistra
Coordinates: 40°48.20′N 21°31′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Florina
Municipality	Florina
Municipal unit	Meliti
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	231
Time zone	UTC+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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1913	375	—
1920	372	−0.8%
1928	447	+20.2%
1940	592	+32.4%
1951	638	+7.8%
1961	600	−6.0%
1971	421	−29.8%
2001[3]	330	−21.6%
2011[4]	289	−12.4%
2021[1]	231	−20.1%

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: 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.