Racale

Racale
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 58 ′  N , 18 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E
height	55  m slm
surface	24.47 km²
Residents	10,886 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	445 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73055
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075063
Popular name	Racalini
Patron saint	Sebastianus
Website	Racale

Racale is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) in the province of Lecce in Apulia .

geography

The municipality is located about 45 kilometers south-southwest of Lecce in southern Salento . The distance to the Ionian Sea in a south-westerly direction is 5 kilometers.

history

Dolmens such as the Torre Ospina from the Bronze Age have been preserved in the municipality . Later the Messapiers also settled here .

Economy and Transport

Racale is connected to Strade Statali 274 and 101.

Racale shared with the municipality of Alliste the station Racale-Alliste at the railway Casarano-Gallipoli .

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Racale  - collection of images, videos and audio files