| Lechaio | |
| Name Local: | Λέχαιο |
| Type: | community |
| Pop Community: | 2672 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Coordinates: | 37.9333°N 73°W |
| Postal Code: | 20 006 |
| Area Code: | 27410 |
| Licence: | ΚΡ |
Lechaio (el|Λέχαιο) 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.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,159 | |
| 1991 | 2,319 | |
| 2001 | 3,952 | |
| 2011 | 2,643 | |
| 2021 | 2,672 |
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.[1]
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.