Andrano

Andrano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 58 ′  N , 18 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  E
height	110  m slm
surface	15.47 km²
Residents	4,726 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	305 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73032
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075005
Popular name	Andranesi
Patron saint	Apostle Andrew (November 30th)
Website	Andrano

Piazza Costello in Andrano

Castello Caracciolo

Andrano is a south- east Italian municipality ( comune ).

geography

The community has 4726 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce in Apulia , about 45.5 kilometers south-southeast of Lecce on the Ionian Sea in southern Salento . Andrano is part of the Parco Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase .

history

In 1196 the parish was given to a Peter De Curla . Then the fief came to the Rossi family, from 1341 to 1349 to the De Castelli, was acquired in 1354 by the Sambiase and in 1358 by the Capece and subsequently passed to other families: 1404 De Hugot, 1431 Orsini -Del Balzo, 1466 Saraceno , 1606 Spinola, 1660 gallon, 1734 Caracciolo . The latter ruled until the abolition of feudal feuds in 1806 and owned the castle until the 20th century.

traffic

In the district of Castiglione d'Otranto there is a train station on the Zollino – Gagliano Leuca railway line .

Sons and daughters

• Luigi Accogli (1917–2004), Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See
• Bruno Musarò (* 1948), Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Andrano  - collection of images, videos and audio files