Aetos Αετός |
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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 | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Florina |
Municipality | Amyntaio |
• Municipal unit | 134.1 km2 (51.8 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 2,952 |
• Municipal unit density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Community | |
• Population | 759 (2011) |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Vehicle registration | ΡΑ |
Aetos (Greek: Αετός; Bulgarian: Айтос, Aytos,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. The municipal unit has an area of 134.092 km2. 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.