# Lechaio

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Community in Greece

Lechaio Λέχαιο Community Lechaio Coordinates: 37°56′N 22°51′E / 37.933°N 22.850°E / 37.933; 22.850 Country Greece Administrative region Peloponnese Regional unit Corinthia Municipality Corinth Municipal unit Assos-Lechaio Population (2021)[1] • Community 2,672 Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) Postal code 20 006 Area code 27410 Vehicle registration ΚΡ

**Lechaio** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Λέχαιο) is a village in the municipal unit of [Assos-Lechaio](/source/Assos-Lechaio) in [Corinthia](/source/Corinthia), [Greece](/source/Greece). It is situated on the coast of the [Gulf of Corinth](/source/Gulf_of_Corinth), 8 km west of [Corinth](/source/Corinth_(modern_city)) and 12 km southeast of [Kiato](/source/Kiato). The [Greek National Road 8](/source/Greek_National_Road_8) passes through the town. It had a railway station on the [Piraeus–Patras railway](/source/Piraeus%E2%80%93Patras_railway), but passenger service on this line was halted in 2009.

## Historical population

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

## History

Ancient **[Lechaeum](/source/Lechaeum)** was one of the ports of [Ancient Corinth](/source/Ancient_Corinth). It was connected to Corinth by a pair of strong walls. In the 390 BC [Battle of Lechaeum](/source/Battle_of_Lechaeum), a [Spartan](/source/Sparta) [mora](/source/Mora_(military_unit)) (regiment) was defeated by the [Athenians](/source/Athens) led by [Iphicrates](/source/Iphicrates) at Lechaeum.[2]

The small airport was built by the Germans in the [World War II](/source/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

- [List of settlements in Corinthia](/source/List_of_settlements_in_Corinthia)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census21_1-0)** ["Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"](https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/17286366/MON_PLI_DHM_OIKISN_2021.xlsx) [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Smith, William](/source/William_Smith_(lexicographer)), ed. (1854). "Corinthus". *[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography](/source/Dictionary_of_Greek_and_Roman_Geography)*. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. pp. 674–686.

## External links

- [Early Christian Basilica of Lechaion](https://web.archive.org/web/20041209103212/http://www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21206a/e212fa08.html)

- [Corinthian Monuments - Lechaion Road](https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035943/http://www.sikyon.com/korinth/Monuments/korinth_veg04.html)

- [Lechaion Road](http://www.sikyon.com/Korinth/Monuments/korinth_veg05.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120614121718/http://www.sikyon.com/Korinth/Monuments/korinth_veg05.html) 2012-06-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Lechaio](https://web.archive.org/web/20041222202623/http://www.mike-epidavros.com/peloponnesiaca%20f./pages/Lechaion0131.htm) (in German)

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