Aetos, Florina
Aetos (Greek: Αετός; Bulgarian: Айтос, Aytos,[2] Macedonian: Ајтос, Ajtos; ) is a village and a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amyntaio, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 134.092 km2.[4] It is 18 km southeast of Florina. In 2011 it had a population 2,952.
Aetos
Αετός | |
|---|---|
  Aetos Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′N 21°34′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Amyntaio |
| • Municipal unit | 134.1 km2 (51.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,952 |
| • Municipal unit density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 759 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΑ |
The village is first mentioned in an Ottoman defter of 1481, where it is described as a settlement of fifty-nine households which produced vines and walnuts.[5]
Notable people
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.250.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "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.
- Kravari, Vassiliki (1989). Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale. Réalités byzantines (in French). 2. Paris: Editions P. Lethielleux. p. 231. ISBN 2-283-60452-4.
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