Botrugno

Botrugno
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 4 ′  N , 18 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 4 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E
height	92  m slm
surface	9.68 km²
Residents	2,694 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	278 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73020
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075009
Popular name	Botrugnesi
Patron saint	Orontius of Lecce (August 26th)
Website	Botrugno

Independence Square in Botrugno

Botrugno is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2694 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about kilometers from Lecce in Salento and belongs to the Unione delle Terre di Mezzo .

history

There is an approximately 135 cm high menhir in the municipality from prehistoric times.

The community goes back to the founding of a city by the Greeks. In 1193, Tankred von Lecce gave the property to Lancellotto Capace . Botrugno has been an independent municipality since 1958.

traffic

The Strada Statale 275 di Santa Maria di Leuca leads through the municipality from Maglie to Santa Maria di Leuca .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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