Aristotelis is a municipality in the Chalkidiki peripheral unit, Central Macedonia

Central Macedonia

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, Greece

Greece

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. The seat of the municipality is the town Ierissos. The municipality is named after the ancient philosopher Aristotle

Aristotle

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, whose birthplace, Stageira

Stageira

Stageira was an ancient Greek city on the Chalkidiki peninsula and is chiefly known for being the birthplace of Aristotle. The city lies approximately 8 kilometres north northeast of the present-day village of Stagira, close to the town of Olympiada....

, lies within its bounds.

Municipality

The municipality Aristotelis was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Arnaia
  Arnaia
  Arnaia is a town and a former municipality in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aristotelis, of which it is a municipal unit...
  
  
• Panagia
• Stagira-Akanthos
  Stagira-Akanthos
  Stagira-Akanthos is a former municipality in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aristotelis, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 8,781 . The seat of the former municipality was in Ierissos, which is also the seat of the municipality...