Aetos, Florina

Aetos Αετός
Aetos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°38′N 21°34′E / 40.633°N 21.567°ECoordinates: 40°38′N 21°34′E / 40.633°N 21.567°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Florina
Municipality	Amyntaio
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,727
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΡΑ

Aetos (Greek: Αετός; Bulgarian: Айтос, Aytos,^[2] Macedonian Slavic: 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] It is 18 km southeast of Florina. In 2001 it had a population 3,727.

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.^[4]

Notable people

• Evangelos Natsis

References

1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
2. Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.250.
3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
4. 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.