Carovigno

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Carovigno
coat of arms
Carovigno (Italy)
Carovigno
Country Italy
region Apulia
province Brindisi  (BR)
Coordinates 40 ° 42 ′  N , 17 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 17 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  E
height 131  m slm
surface 105 km²
Residents 17,213 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 164 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 72012
prefix 0831
ISTAT number 074002
Website Carovigno
Castello Dentice di Frasso
Castello Dentice di Frasso

Carovigno (in antiquity Carbina ) is an Italian municipality in the province of Brindisi in Apulia on the Salentine peninsula with 17,213 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). Torre Santa Sabina also belongs to the municipality.

The municipality of Carovigno also includes the seaside resorts of Torre Santa Sabina, Specchiolla , Torre Guaceto and Pantanagianni, as well as the hamlet of Serranova.

etymology

The name, when trying to translate it from Italian, means something like "expensive vineyards".

It was called Carbrun until the century before last. An old villa on the way towards San Vito dei Normanni dates from this period. A hotel with the name Carbrun still attests to the old name.

A note from Clearchus of Soloi mentions a Carbina (Κάρβινα) as a city of the Messapians . Finds of inscriptions in the Messapic dialect near Carovigno also indicate that the city was founded in antiquity.

Worth seeing

  • Castle in Carovigno with Castle Park (Castello Dentice di Frasso)
  • Old town preserved in parts
  • Santuario della Madonna del Belvedere
  • Fortification towers on the coast in different state of preservation (Torre Santa Sabina, Torre Guaceto, Torre Spaccata)
  • Torre Guaceto nature reserve

literature

Web links

Commons : Carovigno  - 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.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, London 1854