Aetos, Florina

Municipal unit in Greece

Aetos Αετός
Municipal unit
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

Evangelos Natsis

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.