Aidipsos

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Aidipsos
Αιδηψός
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Aidipsos is located in Greece
Aidipsos
Aidipsos
Location within the regional unit
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Coordinates: 38°52′N 23°03′E / 38.867°N 23.050°E / 38.867; 23.050Coordinates: 38°52′N 23°03′E / 38.867°N 23.050°E / 38.867; 23.050
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitEuboea
MunicipalityIstiaia-Aidipsos
 • Municipal unit115.461 km2 (44.580 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
6,141
 • Municipal unit density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
34300
Area code(s)22260
Vehicle registrationXA

Aidipsos (Greek: Αιδηψός, Greek pronunciation: [eðiˈpsos]) is a village and a former municipality in Euboea, Greece. The municipality Aidipsos was founded in 1997 by the merger of the municipality with the communities and .[2] Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Istiaia-Aidipsos, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 115.461 km2.[4] 80 of Greece's 752 hot springs are located in Aidipsos, making it a popular tourist destination.[5] The spas date back more than 20,000 years.[6] In 2011 the population was 6,141. Many famous personalities have visited the town so far, such as Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Sir Winston Churchill, Eleutherios Venizelos, Theodoros Deligiannis, Georgios Theotokis, , , Aristotelis Onassis, Maria Callas, Kostis Palamas, Marika Kotopouli and others. Within the modern borders of the municipal units are the remains of ancient town of Aedepsus.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 6,670—    
2011 6,141−7.9%
Source

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 29 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. ^ Field, June (2002-03-16). "Eternal springs". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  6. ^ Cuizon, Erma M. (2007-07-08). "Sun.star Essay: Spa up, spa down". Sunstar Daily News. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-08-16.


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