Ortelle

Ortelle
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 2 '  N , 18 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 2 '4 "  N , 18 ° 23' 35"  E
height	99  m slm
surface	9.95 km²
Residents	2,317 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	233 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73030
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075056
Popular name	Ortellesi
Patron saint	Georg (April 24th)
Website	Ortelle

St. George's Square in Ortelle

Ortelle (in the Salentine dialect: Arteḍḍhre ) is a south-eastern Italian municipality with 2317 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 41 kilometers south-southeast of Lecce in Salento .

history

Ortelle originally goes back to a Hellenic foundation in southern Apulia. It is also possible that Messapier was founded .

Web links

Commons : Ortelle  - 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.