Patù

Patù
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 51 '  N , 18 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 50 '36 "  N , 18 ° 20' 16"  E
height	124  m slm
surface	8.54 km²
Residents	1,655 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	194 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73053
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075060
Popular name	Patuensi
Patron saint	Archangel Michael (September 29)
Website	Patù

Patù

Patù is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1655 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 25.5 kilometers south-southwest of Lecce in southern Salento . The Ionian Sea is four kilometers to the southwest or east.

history

When the Saracens destroyed the city of Vereto in the 9th century , parts of the surviving population settled here. The year of foundation of the place is set to 877 or, according to another tradition, to 924.

traffic

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

Web links

Commons : Patù  - 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.