Castrignano de' Greci
Comune in Apulia, Italy
Castrignano de' Greci Kascignàna (Greek) | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Castrignano de' Greci | |
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40°12′N 18°18′E / 40.200°N 18.300°E / 40.200; 18.300 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Province | Lecce (LE) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Donato Amato |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
Population (31 December 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 4,107 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Castrignanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 73020 |
Dialing code | 0836 |
Patron saint | St. Anthony of Padua |
Saint day | June 13 |
Castrignano de' Greci (Griko: Καστρινιάνα, Kascignàna; Salentino: Cascignanu) is a small town and comune of 4,107 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina.
The inhabitants of Castrignano, alongside Italian, also speak Griko which reveals significant Greek influences over the course of time, presumably from the time of the Byzantine control, or even the ancient Magna Graecia colonisation in the 8th century BCE.
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- Calimera
- Castrignano de' Greci
- Corigliano d'Otranto
- Martano
- Martignano
- Melpignano
- Soleto
- Sternatia
- Zollino
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