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Lechaio

Coordinates: 37°56′N 22°51′E / 37.933°N 22.850°E / 37.933; 22.850
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Lechaio
Λέχαιο
Lechaio is located in Greece
Lechaio
Lechaio
Coordinates: 37°56′N 22°51′E / 37.933°N 22.850°E / 37.933; 22.850
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitCorinthia
MunicipalityCorinth
Municipal unitAssos-Lechaio
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community2,672
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
20 006
Area code(s)27410
Vehicle registrationΚΡ

Lechaio (Greek: Λέχαιο) is a village in the municipal unit of Assos-Lechaio in Corinthia, Greece. It is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Corinth, 8 km west of Corinth and 12 km southeast of Kiato. The Greek National Road 8 passes through the town. It had a railway station on the Piraeus–Patras railway, but passenger service on this line was halted in 2009.

Historical population

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Year Population
1981 2,159
1991 2,319
2001 3,952
2011 2,643
2021 2,672

History

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Ancient Lechaeum was one of the ports of Ancient Corinth. It was connected to Corinth by a pair of strong walls. In the 390 BC Battle of Lechaeum, a Spartan mora (regiment) was defeated by the Athenians led by Iphicrates at Lechaeum.[2]

The small airport was built by the Germans in the World War II to serve as a military air-base for the control of the south-eastern Mediterranean area. In tunnels under the airport, a large inventory of weapons and many barrels of oil were stored by the German army.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Corinthus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. pp. 674–686.
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