Aetos, Florina
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| Aetos Αετός |
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 Aetos
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| 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 |
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Location within the regional unit
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| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit: | Florina |
| Municipality: | Amyntaio |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 3,727 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Auto: | ΡΑ |
Aetos (Greek: Αετός; Bulgarian: Айтос, Aytos,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.250.
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ^ Kravari, Vassiliki (1989) (in French). Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale. Réalités byzantines. 2. Paris: Editions P. Lethielleux. p. 231. ISBN 2283604524.
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