Castri di Lecce

Castri di Lecce
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 16 '  N , 18 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 16 '0 "  N , 18 ° 16' 0"  E
height	47  m slm
surface	12.22 km²
Residents	2,821 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	231 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73020
prefix	0832
ISTAT number	075017
Popular name	Castrini
Patron saint	Veit (June 15)
Website	Castri di Lecce

Castri di Lecce is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2821 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 13.5 kilometers southeast of Lecce in central Salento .

history

There are still three preserved menhirs in the municipality . The community was first mentioned in a document in 1190. The community was divided into two places, Castrifrancone and Castriguarino , or was under the rule of two different houses since the beginning of the 14th century. Both places have been reunited since 1891.

Personalities

• Adriano Barbano (1923–1985), theater and film director

Web links

Commons : Castri 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.