Lagkadas (, ) is a town and municipality in the northeast part of Thessaloniki regional unit,

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. There are 37,022 residents in the municipality and 8,447 of them live in the community of Lagkadas (2021). Lagkadas is located northeast of

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, at a distance of about 20 km from its center and at an altitude of about 130m, in the center of the valley of

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, through which

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passed at his campaigns and also the

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towards Thessaloniki and

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. The climate is continental. Nearby is Lake Koroneia (or Lake Lagkada). The inhabitants of Lagkadas participated in the revolution of 1821, with the most famous fighter being Stavros Tzanis, who took part in many battles in southern Greece. The consequence was the destruction of the town in retaliation. During the

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, the people of Lagkadas offered a lot, with the main Macedonian warrior, the chief Christos Dremlis.

Municipality

The municipality of Lagkadas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 7 former municipalities, that became municipal units: * Assiros * Kallindoia * Koroneia * Lachanas *Lagkadas * Sochos * Vertiskos The municipality of Langadas has an area of 1,222.65 km², the municipal unit Lagkadas has an area of 197.411 km², and the community Lagkadas has an area of 31.761 km². Lagkadas is well known for the famous thermal spa

Climate

Lagkadas has a continental climate with significant temperature variations between winter and summer. On the 4th of August 2021 the official meteorological station of the

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in Lagkadas registered 43.8 °C.

Population

Many inhabitants are descendants of Greek refugees from the village of Kosti in Bulgaria. The historical evolution of the population of Lagadas town is as follows:

Notable natives

* Stavros Tzanis, fighter of the Revolution of 1821 *

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(1857–1923),

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's mother * Christos Dremlis, Macedonian warlord * Antonis Remos, singer

Transport

North of Lagkadas passes the Egnatia Odos (junction 24) connecting it with Thessaloniki. Lagkadas is connected to Thessaloniki by line 83 of OASTH (public buses).

References

Municipalities of Central Macedonia Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit) {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub