Aetos, Florina
Municipal unit in Greece
Aetos Αετός | |
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40°38′N 21°34′E / 40.633°N 21.567°E / 40.633; 21.567 | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Florina |
Municipality | Amyntaio |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 134.1 km2 (51.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 2,239 |
• Municipal unit density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
• Community | 668 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 530 73 |
Vehicle registration | ΡΑ |
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 2021 it had a population of 2,239.
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.250.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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). Vol. 2. Paris: Editions P. Lethielleux. p. 231. ISBN 2-283-60452-4.
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Amyntaio
- Aetos
- Agrapidies
- Anargyroi
- Asprogeia
- Limnochori
- Pedino
- Sklithro
- Valtonera
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