Nociglia

Nociglia
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 2 '  N , 18 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 2 '0 "  N , 18 ° 20' 0"  E
height	104  m slm
surface	10.9 km²
Residents	2,215 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	203 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73020
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075054
Popular name	Nocigliesi
Patron saint	Anthony of Padua (June 13)
Website	Nociglia

Nociglia, street

Nociglia is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2215 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 38 kilometers south-southeast of Lecce in southern Salento . It is about ten kilometers to the east to the Ionian Sea . Nociglia is part of the Unione dei Comuni delle Terre di Mezzo .

history

The community has been settled since the 3rd century BC. The Messapiers originally lived here. A nucillium then existed on the Via Traiana in Roman times .

traffic

The Strada Statale 275 di Santa Maria di Leuca runs through the municipality from Maglie to Castrignano del Capo .

Web links

Commons : Nociglia  - 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.