Aetomilitsa

Aetomilitsa Αετομηλίτσα
View on Aetomilitsa village. Peaks of Gramos mountain visible in the background
Aetomilitsa
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°18.6′N 20°51.3′E / 40.3100°N 20.8550°E / 40.3100; 20.8550Coordinates: 40°18.6′N 20°51.3′E / 40.3100°N 20.8550°E / 40.3100; 20.8550
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)[1]
• 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,^[2] 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.^[3] Before 2011, it was an independent community.^[2] The 2011 census recorded 432 residents in the village.^[1] The community of Aetomilitsa covers an area of 51.297 km².^[4]

Geography

It lies on the Gramos mountain. It is one of the highest communities in Greece situated at an altitude between 1385 and 1485m.

History

For a time during the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), Aetomilitsa was the seat of the communist rebels, the so-called "Provisional Democratic Government".^[5]

References

1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 
2. 1 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. ↑ Shrader, Charles R. (1999). The Withered Vine: Logistics and the Communist Insurgency in Greece, 1945-1949. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 6. ISBN 9780275965440.