| Aetomilitsa | |
| Name Local: | |
| Type: | municipal unit |
| Periph: | Epirus |
| Periphunit: | Ioannina |
| Municipality: | Konitsa |
| Population: | 200 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Area: | 51.297 |
| Elevation: | 1430 |
| Coordinates: | 40.31°N 71.3°W |
| Postal Code: | 440 15 |
| Area Code: | +30-2655 |
| Licence: | IN |
| Caption Skyline: | View on Aetomilitsa village. Peaks of Gramos mountain visible in the background |
Aetomilitsa (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αετομηλίτσα, before 1927: Δέντσικο - Dentsiko,[1] Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian: 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.[2] Before 2011, it was an independent community.[1] The 2021 census recorded 200 residents in the village. The community of Aetomilitsa covers an area of .[3]
The village lies on the Gramos mountain. It is one of the highest communities in Greece situated at an altitude of .[3] A glacial lake, Moutsalia Lake (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Λίμνη Μουτσάλια) is situated 5 km as the crow flies or 13 km drive on a dirt road from Aetomilitsa.[4]
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.
Aetomilitsa is today inhabited mainly by Aromanians (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".[5]