Aidipsos

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 Loutra Aidipsou with the communities Agios and Gialtra.^[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] Many famous personalities have visited the town, such as Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Sir Winston Churchill, Eleutherios Venizelos, Theodoros Deligiannis, Georgios Theotokis, Ioannis Kondilakis, Archbishop of Athens Theocletus I, 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

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[4]	6,482	—
2011[7]	6,141	−5.3%
2021[1]	5,766	−6.1%

Aidipsos Αιδηψός
Municipal unit
Aidipsos Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°52′N 23°03′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Euboea
Municipality	Istiaia-Aidipsos
Area
• Municipal unit	115.461 km2 (44.580 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	5,766
• Municipal unit density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	34300
Area code(s)	22260
Vehicle registration	XA

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
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 (PDF) from the original 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.
7. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.