Amyntaio

Also known as Sorovich, Amyndeo

Amyntaio (, before 1928: Σόροβιτς – Sorovits; Macedonian: Суровичево, Сорович), is a town and municipality in the Florina regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. The population of Amyntaio proper is 4,348, while that of the entire municipality is 14,169 (2021). The town is named after the ancient king of Macedon, and father of Philip II and grandfather of Alexander the Great, Amyntas III.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Amyntaio
Greek Dimos.name_local: Αμύνταιο
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Amyndeou.png
Greek Dimos.periph: West Macedonia
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Florina
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 14169
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 589.4
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 6961
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 249.9
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 4348
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.elevation: 589
Greek Dimos.licence: ΡΑ
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Surovichevo Sts Constantine and Helen Church.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: Church in central Amyntaio.

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3671
Elevation: 589
Image: Surovichevo Sts Constantine and Helen Church.jpg
Dialing code: 2386

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native label: Αμύνταιο
Commons category: Amyntaio
postal code: 532 00

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History
Archaeological excavations
Demographics
Transport
Municipality
Subdivisions
Economy
References
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==History== The village mosque was destroyed and located at the site of the present Municipal Centre building. The Church of St. Konstantinos and Helen was declared a hazard to public safety and demolished with tanks in the late twentieth century.