Caprarica di Lecce

Caprarica di Lecce
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 16 ′  N , 18 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 16 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  E
height	60  m slm
surface	10.82 km²
Residents	2,395 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	221 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73010
prefix	0832
ISTAT number	075013
Popular name	Capraresi
Patron saint	Nicholas of Myra and Orontius of Lecce
Website	Caprarica di Lecce

Victory Square in Caprarica di Lecce

Caprarica di Lecce is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2395 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 13 kilometers southeast of Lecce in central Salento .

history

The menhir of Ussano documents that the municipality was already settled in the Bronze Age. Caprarica was first mentioned in a document from the 11th century.

Web links

Commons : Caprarica di Lecce  - 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.