Cannole

Cannole
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 10 '  N , 18 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 9 '53 "  N , 18 ° 21' 56"  E
height	96  m slm
surface	20.02 km²
Residents	1,675 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	84 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73020
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075012
Popular name	Cannolesi
Patron saint	Vincent Ferrer (April 5th)
Website	Cannole

Cannole (in the local dialect ( Griko ): Cannule or Cànnula ) is a south- east Italian community ( comune ).

geography

The community has 1675 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce in Apulia , about 27.5 kilometers south-southeast of the city of Lecce in Salento . It is ten kilometers east to the Adriatic Sea .

history

The origins of the community go back to the time of the Saracen invasions. The castle of Cannole was built in 1413 by Orsini del Balzo.

traffic

The Cannole stop is on the Maglie – Otranto railway line .

Web links

Commons : Cannole  - 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.