Lagkadas, Thessaloniki Regional Unit, Central Macedonia, Greece

🇬🇷 Lagkadas (Λαγκαδάς, Lagkadás) is a town and municipality in the north-east part of Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Lagkadas is located north-east of Thessaloniki, at a distance of about 20 km from its centre and at an altitude of about 130m, in the centre of the valley of Mygdonia, through which Alexander the Great passed at his campaigns and also the Apostle Paul towards Thessaloniki and Athens. The climate is continental. Nearby is Lake Koroneia (or Lake Lagkada). The inhabitants of Lagkadas participated in the revolution of 1821, with the most famous fighter being Stavros Tzanis, who took part in many battles in southern Greece. The consequence was the destruction of the town in retaliation. During the Macedonian Struggle, the people of Lagkadas offered a lot, with the main Macedonian warrior, the chief Christos Dremlis.

Municipality The municipality of Lagkadas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 7 former municipalities, that became municipal units: • Assiros • Kallindoia • Koroneia • Lachanas • Lagkadas • Sochos • Vertiskos.

The municipality of Langadas has an area of 1,222.65 km², the municipal unit Lagkadas has an area of 197.411 km², and the community Lagkadas has an area of 31.761 km². Lagkadas is well known for the famous thermal spa.

Transport North of Lagkadas passes the Egnatia Odos (junction 24) connecting it with Thessaloniki. Lagkadas is connected to Thessaloniki by line 83 of OASTH (public buses).