Aetomilitsa Αετομηλίτσα |
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View on Aetomilitsa village. Peaks of Gramos mountain visible in the background
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Coordinates: 40°18.6′N 20°51.3′E / 40.3100°N 20.8550°ECoordinates: 40°18.6′N 20°51.3′E / 40.3100°N 20.8550°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Epirus |
Regional unit | Ioannina |
Municipality | Konitsa |
• Municipal unit | 51.297 km2 (19.806 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,485 m (4,872 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1,385 m (4,544 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 432 |
• Municipal unit density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 440 15 |
Area code(s) | +30-2655-xxx-xxx |
Vehicle registration | INx-xxxx |
Aetomilitsa (Greek: Αετομηλίτσα, before 1927: Δέντσικο - Dentsiko,Aromanian: Densko, Denicko) is a village in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Konitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. Before 2011, it was an independent community. The 2011 census recorded 432 residents in the village. The community of Aetomilitsa covers an area of 51.297 km2.
It lies on the Gramos mountain. It is one of the highest communities in Greece situated at an altitude between 1385 and 1485m.
For a time during the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), Aetomilitsa was the seat of the communist rebels, the so-called "Provisional Democratic Government".