Cursi

Cursi
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 9 ′  N , 18 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E
height	90  m slm
surface	8.18 km²
Residents	4,037 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	494 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73020
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075025
Popular name	Cursiati
Patron saint	Nicholas of Myra (May 23)
Website	Cursi

Pius XII square in cursi

Cursi (in the local dialect: Cùrze ) is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 4037 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 26 kilometers south-southeast of Lecce in southern Salento . Cursi belongs to the Graecia Salentina , in which Griko is still spoken.

history

The place name Cursi is said to come from the Roman centurion Marcus Curtius , who managed to conquer this area, which was known as Curtium in ancient times . Several menhirs already indicate a prehistoric settlement.

Web links

Commons : Cursi  - 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.