Aetos, Florina
Aetos (Greek: Αετός; Bulgarian: Айтос, Aytos, 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. The municipal unit has an area of 134.092 km2. It is 18 km southeast of Florina. In 2011 it had a population 2,952.
Aetos
Αετός | |
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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) | |
| • 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) |
| Postal code | 530 73 |
| 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.
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