Lagadia
Λαγκάδια | |
|---|---|
  Lagadia Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′N 22°2′E / 37.683°N 22.033°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Arcadia |
| Municipality | Gortynia |
| • Municipal unit | 79.48 km2 (30.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 976 m (3,202 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 355 |
| • Municipal unit | 636 |
| • Municipal unit density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 220 03 |
| Area code(s) | 27950 |
| Vehicle registration | TP |
Lagadia (Greek: Λαγκάδια) is a mountain 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.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 79.475 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was the village Lagadia. It is considered a traditional settlement and is situated on a mountain slope, at about 1000 m elevation. It is 5 km east of Lefkochori, 10 km north of Dimitsana and 36 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes through the village.
The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square. Kanellos Deligiannis and his brother Dimitrakis Deligiannis, two of the many heroes of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, were born here.
