Minervino di Lecce

Minervino di Lecce
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 6 '  N , 18 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 5 '30 "  N , 18 ° 25' 23"  E
height	98  m slm
surface	17.88 km²
Residents	3,559 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	199 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73027
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075047
Popular name	Minervinesi
Patron saint	Anthony of Padua (June 13)
Website	Minervino di Lecce

Umberto I place in Minervino di Lecce

Minervino di Lecce is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3559 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The community is located about 36.5 kilometers southeast of Lecce in eastern Salento .

history

The original, ancient settlement was probably founded by the Japygians . Several dolmens are evidence of an earlier settlement. Today's Minervino di Lecce, which still names the name of the ancient settlement ( Minerva ), was probably built in the 9th century.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Raffaele Calabro (1940-2017), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Andria

Web links

Commons : Minervino di Lecce  - 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.