Gagliano del Capo

Gagliano del Capo
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 51 '  N , 18 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 51 '0 "  N , 18 ° 22' 0"  E
height	144  m slm
surface	16.14 km²
Residents	5,075 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	314 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73034
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075028
Popular name	Gaglianesi
Patron saint	Rochus de Montpellier (August 16)
Website	Gagliano del Capo

Gagliano del Capo is a south-east Italian municipality ( comune ).

Il Ciolo, a bay near Gagliano del Capo

geography

The community has 5075 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce in Apulia , about 59.5 kilometers south-southeast of the provincial capital Lecce in southern Salento . Gagliano del Capo is located directly on the Adriatic Sea and is part of the Parco naturale regional Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase .

Attractions

Like a canyon, water cuts through the rocks of Gagliano del Capo. On the rocks there is partly the maquis .

There is an old menhir in the Arigliano district .

The district of San Dana houses the ruins of a crypt from the 6th century.

traffic

From the train station Gagliano Leuca go two railway lines of:

• the Novoli – Gagliano Leuca and
• the Zollino – Gagliano Leuca railway line

The Gagliano Leuca train station is the southernmost Apulia and therefore in the "boot heel". The second part of the double name of the station refers to the neighboring Santa Maria di Leuca , with its famous Marian shrine . The reception building of the station Gagliano Leuca serves under the name Lastation same time as "art station". Artists can exhibit there. The room can also be used for other artistic activities.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Gagliano del Capo  - collection of images, videos and audio files