Lechaio () 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

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| 1981 || 2,159

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| 1991 || 2,319

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| 2001 || 3,952

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| 2011 || 2,643

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| 2021 || 2,672

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History

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.

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

  • List of settlements in Corinthia

References

  • Early Christian Basilica of Lechaion
  • Corinthian Monuments - Lechaion Road
  • Lechaion Road
  • Lechaio (in German)