Cutrofiano

Cutrofiano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 8 ′  N , 18 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  E
surface	55.72 km²
Residents	8,866 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	159 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73020
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075026
Popular name	Cutrofianesi
Patron saint	SS. Rocco; Anthony of Padua
Website	Cutrofiano

Cutrofiano is a town with 8,866 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in the Italian region of Apulia .

Location and dates

Cutrofiano is located 27 km south of Lecce and is rich in historical and cultural treasures.

history

The exact name of the city is thanks to Cultus Jani , who worked for the Roman Empire . At that time, in the area where Cutrofiano is today, there was a forest that was then named "Cutrubbo" by "Venerato", the god Giano. He gave the land to residents who had been cast out from neighboring towns.

At the time of the Greek - Byzantine rule, the village was literally magically attracted by their rituals and customs. They then formed the inhabitants of Cutrubbo (Cutrofiano) together with the county of Soleto and the chairman of Taranto in the years 1088 to 1463. The inhabitants began to breed horses and hold them with these races, which earned them a lot of prestige not only in the rule of Naples , but especially among the English.

In 1889 the city was renamed Cutrofiano.

Attractions

cathedral

Cutrofiano's Cathedral was built in 1760. The cathedral entrance is framed by two important statues depicting the Virgin of the Snow and that of Sant'Antonio of Padova . The altar of Saint Gaetano inside is the work of the sculptor Domenico Miccoli .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.