Fragagnano

Fragagnano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Tarent  (TA)
Coordinates	40 ° 25 ′  N , 17 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  N , 17 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E
height	126  m slm
surface	22 km²
Residents	5,134 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	233 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	74022
prefix	099
ISTAT number	073006
Popular name	Fragagnesi
Patron saint	Anthony of Padua (August 13)
Website	Fragagnano

Fragagnano (in the local dialect: Fragnànu ) is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 5134 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Taranto in Apulia . The municipality is located about 20.5 kilometers west-southwest of Taranto in Salento . Fragagnano belongs to the Unione di comuni "Terre del Mare e del Sole" , an association of several municipalities in the eastern part of the province of Taranto.

history

In 1905, archaeological finds in the village of Mancini revealed the remains of settlements dating back to 313 BC. From 700 onwards, the current location appears in cartographies.

traffic

The Strada Statale 7ter Via Appia runs through the municipality from Taranto to Lecce .

literature

• F. Antonio Primaldo Coco: Gli albanesi in Terra d'Otranto in: Japigia (Rivista di archeologia, storia e arte) Ser. NS, vol. 10 . Bari 1939, p. 337 (Italian).

Web links

Commons : Fragagnano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Comune di Fragagnano. Bicentenario.provincia.napoli.it, accessed March 6, 2017 (Italian). 

Individual evidence

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