Lagadas; is a town and a municipality in the northeast part of Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece

Greece

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. Population 16,836 (2001).

Historic Facts

Zübeyde Hanım

Zübeyde Hanim

Zübeyde Hanım was the mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. She was the only daughter of the Hacısofular family which included her two brothers...

 (1857–1923), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

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's mother, was born in Lagadas in 1857.

Municipality

The municipality Lagadas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 7 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Assiros
  Assiros
  Assiros is a village and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,861 ....
  
  
• Kallindoia
  Kallindoia
  Kallindoia is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,689 . The seat of the municipality was in Zagkliveri....
  
  
• Koroneia
  Koroneia, Thessaloniki
  Koroneia is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,286 . The seat of the municipality was in Gerakarou....
  
  
• Lachanas
  Lachanas
  Lachanas is a village and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,779 . The seat of the municipality was in Xylopoli....
  
  
• Lagadas
• Sochos
  Sochos
  Sochos is a village and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,773 .-Subdivisions:...
  
  
• Vertiskos
  Vertiskos
  Vertiskos is a village and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,350 ....