MUNICIPALITY OF AITHIKON > GENERAL INFORMATION The Municipality of Aithikon is located in the northwest side of Pindos mountain range, in the Prefecture of Trikala and covers a total area of 279,825 sq km. It is an exclusively mountainous Municipality. The economy of its citizens is based primarily on cattle-breeding, rural tourism and seasonally on logging. During the past years, rural tourism keeps flourishing, which finds its explanation in the geographical position and the beauty of the landscape. According to the historical diagram of the Municipalities of Greece (1833-1912) and the Royal Decree of March 31st 1883 (FEK 126) “The division into Municipalities of the homonymous county in the Prefecture of Trikala” the Municipality of Athamanon, B class, with Gardiki being the capital and a population of 3400 citizens, arose. Its original synthesis was Gardiki, Tsiourtza, Moutsara, Desi, Kamnai, Tyfloseli and later on the Monasteries of Agia Triada and the Assumption of Virgin Mary were added. Kamnai, Tyfloseli and Desi played the role of small communities in the Municipality. Following the same Royal Decree, the Municipality of Aithikon was formed, B class also, with Tyrna being the capital and a total population of 3464 citizens. Its original synthesis was Tyrna, Dramizi, Kalogiroi, Lantzou, Tichai, Zioli, Gavaliora, Paliokaria, Vitsena, Veternikon, Koutsiana, Pertouli, Rachovon, Pyrra, Porta Panagia, Gravanaki, Porta Bazaar and Douskon. The Municipality of Aithikon was named after the ancient country of the Macedonian Kingdom in the years of Alexander the Great and his successors. The man qualified for naming the Municipalities, P. Efstratiadis suggested the name “Municipality of Pyrreas”. As emblem on the rubber stamp, the recommendation of the Municipal Council was adopted, that is, “…a man wearing a shepherd’s coat and holding a sheep with to his right…”. Nowadays, Municipality of Aithikon consists of the following villages: Kalogiroi, Vrontero, Elati, which is the capital, as in the first Municipality that was set up, Pertouli, Neraidochori (Veternik), Pyrra, Desi, Agios Nikolaos (Kamnai), Drosochori, (Tyfloseli), Gardiki, Athamania (Moutsiara).