Aetomilitsa
Aetomilitsa (Greek: Αετομηλίτσα, before 1927: Δέντσικο - Dentsiko, 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. Before 2011, it was an independent community. The 2021 census recorded 200 residents in the village. The community of Aetomilitsa covers an area of 51.297 square kilometres (19.806 sq mi).
Aetomilitsa | |
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 View on Aetomilitsa village. Peaks of Gramos mountain visible in the background | |
  Aetomilitsa | |
| Coordinates: 40°18.6′N 20°51.3′E / 40.3100°N 20.8550°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Konitsa |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 51.297 km2 (19.806 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,430 m (4,690 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 200 |
| • Municipal unit density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 440 15 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2655 |
| Vehicle registration | IN |
Geography
The village lies on the Gramos mountain. It is one of the highest communities in Greece situated at an altitude of 1,430 metres (4,690 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.
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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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".
References
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