Lagkadia, Arcadia
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Lagkadia is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia
, Peloponnese, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The village is connected by GR-74. Throughout the town from the bridge and westward, the highway is narrow and has only one lane. GR-33 is about 50 km SW. It is located E of 62 km E of Olympia
and 82 km E of Pyrgos, NW of Megalopoli
and Dimitsana
and 70 km W of Tripoli
.
). The village is located on the valley which has a small creek to its south and the residential area covers the southern part of a mountain which its elevaion is about 1,100 m. Another mountain is located to the south, totaling four mountaintops. Forests are founded to the east while rocky terrains and some arable land and deforested parts cover most of the south, west and north of Lagkadia. It is known for its local weaving mill.
Another mountain range is founded in the west and another to the north along with the valley. Fir forests surrounds the eastern and the southern part of the village while much of the municipality is forested.
Lagkadia used to be famous in Greece mainly about its builders (called pelekanoi), that made stone-built houses to all of the Pelloponesse peninsula, and especially in Mani
prefecture.
Until the early 1980s, most of the houses were stone-built, although new constructions now are mainly build with modern matterials, but always in the old, traditional look.
Lagkadia is also the hometown of many famous Greeks, for example Kanellos Deligiannis, one of the many heroes of the Greek Independence War against the Turks in 1821, was born here. The village - as most of the Pelloponesse villages - contributed the most in this war.
The village is one of the most beautiful mountainous traditional villages of central Arcadia, and, despite most surrounding villages, tourist growth has kept untouched and pure this corner of mountainous Gortynia.
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
, Peloponnese, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia
Gortynia
Gortynia is a municipality in the Arcadia peripheral unit, Peloponnese Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dimitsana.-Municipality:...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The village is connected by GR-74. Throughout the town from the bridge and westward, the highway is narrow and has only one lane. GR-33 is about 50 km SW. It is located E of 62 km E of Olympia
Olympia, Greece
Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
and 82 km E of Pyrgos, NW of Megalopoli
Megalopolis, Greece
Megalópoli is a town in the western part of the peripheral unit of Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis . "Megalopolis" is a Greek word for Great city. When it was founded, in 371 BC, it was the first urbanization in rustic and primitive Arcadia. In...
and Dimitsana
Dimitsana
Dimitsana is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis...
and 70 km W of Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Lagkadia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- Lagkadia (Lagkadia, Agios Athanasios, Agios Nikolaos, Kaloneri, Pteria, Xerovouni)
- Lefkochori (Lefkochori, Fouskari, Touthoa)
Information
The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square (plateiaPlateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
). The village is located on the valley which has a small creek to its south and the residential area covers the southern part of a mountain which its elevaion is about 1,100 m. Another mountain is located to the south, totaling four mountaintops. Forests are founded to the east while rocky terrains and some arable land and deforested parts cover most of the south, west and north of Lagkadia. It is known for its local weaving mill.
Another mountain range is founded in the west and another to the north along with the valley. Fir forests surrounds the eastern and the southern part of the village while much of the municipality is forested.
Lagkadia used to be famous in Greece mainly about its builders (called pelekanoi), that made stone-built houses to all of the Pelloponesse peninsula, and especially in Mani
Mani Peninsula
The Mani Peninsula , also long known as Maina or Maïna, is a geographical and cultural region in Greece. Mani is the central peninsula of the three which extend southwards from the Peloponnese in southern Greece. To the east is the Laconian Gulf, to the west the Messenian Gulf...
prefecture.
Until the early 1980s, most of the houses were stone-built, although new constructions now are mainly build with modern matterials, but always in the old, traditional look.
Lagkadia is also the hometown of many famous Greeks, for example Kanellos Deligiannis, one of the many heroes of the Greek Independence War against the Turks in 1821, was born here. The village - as most of the Pelloponesse villages - contributed the most in this war.
The village is one of the most beautiful mountainous traditional villages of central Arcadia, and, despite most surrounding villages, tourist growth has kept untouched and pure this corner of mountainous Gortynia.
Population history
From 1981 to 1991, the population lost 571 inhabitants lost 43.52% of the 1981 population, the population regained between 1991 and 2001 by 33.- 1949: 3,333
- 1981: 1,188 (village)
- 1991: 671 (village), 1,993 (municipality)
- 2001: 704 (village), 1,363 (municipality)
External links
- Homepage of Lagkadia
- Association of Lagkadians in Athens
- Lagkadia, Gortynia
- GTP - Lagkadia
- GTP - Lagkadia municipality
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