Lechaio
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Lechaio (Greek Modern: Λέχαιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -n), also: Lecheo, older form: Lechaion, Lechaeum is a community in the municipality of Assos-Lechaio in Corinthia. Distances are about 4 to 5 km W of Corinth, SE of Kiato. GR-7 is west of the community hall.
[edit] Nearest places
- Corinth (ENE)
- Xylokeriza (ESE)
- Perigialo (W)
[edit] Geography
- Geographical coordinates:
- Postal code: 200 06
- Elevation: about 3 to 10 m, sea level near the shores
- Dialing code: +30-27410-8 (030-27410-8).
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,159 | - |
| 1991 | 2,319 | 160/7.41% |
| 2001 | 4,000 | about 80% |
[edit] Other
The community has a school, a church, a train station that is located north of the centre, a beach with a campsite [1], a small airport and a square (plateia).
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.
The area is filled with mixed farming along with olive groves, citrus groves, pastures and other fruits and vegetables and some forests. Lechaion is especially known for its unique Soultanina species of grapes. The mountain of Acrocorinth lies to the southeast.
This place had an ancient harbor and had connections of a small harbor in Schinouda, now Kalamaki in the Saronic Gulf. The old naval base of Atratinus was probably in Lechaeum. An ancient road the marble-paved Lechaion Road which was connected with Corinth.
The 8th Spartan mora (regiment) was defeated by the Athenians (led by Iphicrates) at Lechaeum in the times of Aegislaus, in the Battle of Lechaeum.
The Roman bath was situated on the Lechaeum Road was built in the 3rd Century AD.
A novel named The Great Bath on the Lechaion Road is about the Lechaion Road and was published Jane C. Biers.
Lechaio has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches, a port, beaches, a sporting team (Iraklis Lechaio), a post office, and squares plateies. Lechaio also features a well-known early Christian Basilica church near the ancient port.
