Novoli

Novoli
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 22 '  N , 18 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 22 '0 "  N , 18 ° 3' 0"  E
height	37  m slm
surface	17.8 km²
Residents	7,773 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	437 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73051
prefix	0832
ISTAT number	075055
Popular name	Novolesi
Patron saint	Anthony the Great and Mary, Mother of God (January 17)
Website	Novoli

Novoli is a south-east Italian municipality ( comune ).

geography

Novoli has 7773 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce in Apulia and about 10 kilometers west-northwest of the city of Lecce in central Salento .

Surname

The name "Novoli" goes back to the Latin place name Novulum or Novale .

history

In the district were archaeological finds from the Stone Age secure. As in many other places in the province of Lecce, there is also a menhir ( Menhir Pietragrossa ) here, which is attributed to the Bronze Age .

traffic

North of Novoli, the 7th state road runs from Taranto to Lecce.

The Novoli train station is called Nòvoli . It lies on the one hand on the Martina Franca – Lecce railway line and is also the starting point for the Novoli – Gagliano Leuca railway line . The trains from Lecce to Gagliano Leuca , which make their way via Novoli, the trains on line 3 of Ferrovie del Sud Est (FSE), have to change their direction here.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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