Aidipsos

Aidipsos Αιδηψός
Aidipsos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°52′N 23°03′E / 38.867°N 23.050°ECoordinates: 38°52′N 23°03′E / 38.867°N 23.050°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Euboea
Municipality	Istiaia-Aidipsos
• Municipal unit	115.461 km^2 (44.580 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	6,141
• Municipal unit density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	34300
Area code(s)	22260
Vehicle registration	XA

Aidipsos (Greek: Αιδηψός) is a village and a former municipality in Euboea, Greece. The municipality Aidipsos was founded in 1997 by the merger of the municipality Loutra Aidipsou with the communities Agios and Gialtra.^[2] Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Istiaia-Aidipsos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 115.461 km².^[4] 80 of Greece's 752 hot springs are located in Aidipsos, making it a popular tourist destination.^[5] The spas date back more than 20,000 years.^[6] In 2011 the population was 6,141. Many famous personalities have visited the town so far, such as Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Sir Winston Churchill, Eleutherios Venizelos, Theodoros Deligiannis, Georgios Theotokis, Ioannis Kondilakis, Archbishop of Athens Theocletus I, Aristotelis Onassis, Maria Callas, Kostis Palamas, Marika Kotopouli and others.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2001	6,670	—
2011	6,141	−7.9%
Source

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. EETAA local government changes
3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
5. Field, June (2002-03-16). "Eternal springs". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
6. Cuizon, Erma M. (2007-07-08). "Sun.star Essay: Spa up, spa down". Sunstar Daily News. Retrieved 2008-08-16.