Alliste

Alliste
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 57 '  N , 18 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 57 '0 "  N , 18 ° 4' 0"  E
height	54  m slm
surface	23.47 km²
Residents	6,614 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	282 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73040
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075004
Popular name	Allistini
Patron saint	Quintin
Website	Alliste

Alliste (in the local dialect Caddhriste ) is a south-east Italian community ( comune ).

geography

The community has 6614 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce in Apulia , about 45.5 kilometers south-southwest of the city of Lecce in southern Salento . It is 4.5 kilometers to the west from Alliste to the Mediterranean Sea ( Gulf of Taranto ). The district of Capilungo is located directly on the sea.

history

The area around Alliste was already settled in the Bronze Age, as menhirs and archaeological finds in the area show. The oldest surviving documentary mention of the village comes from 1275. Over time, the villages of Alliste and Racale grew together. However, they still form two different communities.

Economy and Transport

The municipality is used for growing olives .

The most important road connection is the Strada Statale 274 Salentina Meridionale .

The station Alliste-Racale is located on the railway line Casarano-Gallipoli .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

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