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 (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,952
Community[1]
• Population	759 (2011)
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 2011 it had a population 2,952.

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. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
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.