Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Vehicle registration TP Area code 27950 Administrative region Peloponnese | Elevation 976 m (3,202 ft) Postal code 220 03 Local time Sunday 1:38 PM Municipality Gortynia Regional unit Arcadia | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 53% Humidity | ||
Langadia (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. The municipal unit has an area of 79.475 km2. The seat of the municipality was the village Langadia. 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.
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Map of Lagkadia 220 03, Greece
The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square. It is known for its local weaving mill. Langadia used to be famous in Greece mainly about its builders (called pelekanoi), that made stone-built houses all over the Peloponnese peninsula, and especially in Mani. Kanellos Deligiannis, one of the many heroes of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, was born here.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Langadia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
Population history
Climate
Langadia is located in central Peloponnese and has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and milder winters.