Melissano

Melissano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 58 '  N , 18 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 58 '0 "  N , 18 ° 7' 0"  E
height	59  m slm
surface	12.42 km²
Residents	6,994 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	563 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73040
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075044
Popular name	Melissanesi
Patron saint	Anthony of Padua
Website	Melissano

Melissano is a south-east Italian city ​​in Apulia .

geography

The community has 6,994 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce , about 43 kilometers south-southwest of Lecce in southern Salento . The shortest connection to the Mediterranean Sea ( Gulf of Taranto ) is 8 kilometers to the west.

history

The oldest written mention of the village comes from 1269. Melissano had less than 500 inhabitants until the beginning of the 19th century. Then a small bloom began. Since 2003 the place has been called città (city).

traffic

The Strada Statale 274 Salentina Meridionale leads through the municipality from Gallipoli (Gulf of Taranto) to Santa Maria di Leuca (district of Castrignano del Capo on the Ionian Sea).

The train station of Melissano is located on the railway line Casarano-Gallipoli .

Community partnerships

Melissano has had a partnership with the Polish municipality of Ogrodzieniec in the Silesian Voivodeship since 2000 and an intra-Italian partnership with the municipality of Verghereto in the Forlì-Cesena province .

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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