Aetomilitsa
Αετομηλίτσα (Greek)
Densko, Denicko, Denisco (Aromanian)
View on Aetomilitsa village. Peaks of Gramos mountain visible in the background
View on Aetomilitsa village. Peaks of Gramos mountain visible in the background
Aetomilitsa is located in Greece
Aetomilitsa
Aetomilitsa
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°18.6′N 20°51.3′E / 40.3100°N 20.8550°E / 40.3100; 20.8550
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityKonitsa
 • Municipal unit51.297 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 density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 15
Area code(s)+30-2655-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationINx-xxxx

Aetomilitsa (Greek: Αετομηλίτσα, before 1927: Δέντσικο - Dentsiko,[2] Aromanian: Densko, Denicko, Denisco) 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 square kilometres (19.806 sq mi).[4]

Geography

The village lies on the Gramos mountain. It is one of the highest communities in Greece situated at an altitude between 1,385 and 1,485 metres (4,544 and 4,872 ft). A glacial lake, Moutsalia Lake (Greek: Λίμνη Μουτσάλια) is situated 5 km as the crow flies or 13 km drive on a dirt road from Aetomilitsa.[5]

Climate

Aetomilitsa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) using the 0 °C (32 °F) isotherm, or a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) using the -3 °C (27 °F) isotherm for the coldest month. Aetomilitsa experiences cold winters with high precipitation and warm, drier summers.

Climate data for Aetomilitsa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.35
(34.43) 		4.05
(39.29) 		8.25
(46.85) 		11.39
(52.50) 		16.83
(62.29) 		20.88
(69.58) 		26.52
(79.74) 		25.39
(77.70) 		21.93
(71.47) 		14.78
(58.60) 		7.53
(45.55) 		3.41
(38.14) 		13.53
(56.35)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.65
(29.03) 		0.02
(32.04) 		3.11
(37.60) 		7.42
(45.36) 		12.30
(54.14) 		16.16
(61.09) 		20.39
(68.70) 		20.76
(69.37) 		15.45
(59.81) 		8.68
(47.62) 		3.53
(38.35) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		8.83
(47.89)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.30
(22.46) 		−3.32
(26.02) 		−1.19
(29.86) 		2.27
(36.09) 		5.86
(42.55) 		9.42
(48.96) 		12.40
(54.32) 		12.10
(53.78) 		7.67
(45.81) 		4.39
(39.90) 		−0.86
(30.45) 		−4.04
(24.73) 		3.28
(37.91)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 144.84
(5.70) 		144.48
(5.69) 		115.25
(4.54) 		105.99
(4.17) 		111.82
(4.40) 		66.35
(2.61) 		51.45
(2.03) 		58.93
(2.32) 		54.78
(2.16) 		103.68
(4.08) 		155.22
(6.11) 		172.09
(6.78) 		1,284.88
(50.59)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 119.09 125.85 154.85 162.02 205.07 275.09 295.31 270.15 200.00 167.03 113.25 85.92 2,173.63
Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[6]

History

Aetomilitsa is today inhabited mainly by Aromanians[citation needed] (Vlachs) who are Greek Orthodox Christians. For a time during the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), Aetomilitsa was the seat of the communist rebels, the so-called "Provisional Democratic Government".[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ a b "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ "Fourwheel drive to Grammos - Lake Moutsalia". Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  6. ^ "Kalarites Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ Shrader, Charles R. (1999). The Withered Vine: Logistics and the Communist Insurgency in Greece, 1945-1949. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 6. ISBN 9780275965440.
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