Morciano di Leuca

Morciano di Leuca
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 51 ′  N , 18 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E
height	130  m slm
surface	13.39 km²
Residents	3,178 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	237 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73040
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075050
Popular name	Morcianesi
Patron saint	John the Almsgiver (January 23)
Website	Morciano di Leuca

Morciano di Leuca is a south-east Italian municipality ( comune ).

geography

The community has 3178 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce in Apulia , about 58 kilometers south-southeast of the city of Lecce in southern Salento . It is right on the Ionian Sea .

history

Morciano di Leuca and the districts emerged in the 9th century after the city of Vereto was destroyed by the Saracens .

traffic

The Morciano-Castrignano-Barbarano-Giuliano train station is on the Novoli-Gagliano Leuca railway line .

The Strada Statale 274 Salentina Meridionale runs through the municipality from Gallipoli to Castrignano del Capo .

Web links

Commons : Morciano di Leuca  - 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.