San Cassiano (Apulia)

San Cassiano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 3 ′  N , 18 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  E
height	89  m slm
surface	8.55 km²
Residents	1,993 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	233 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73020
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075095
Popular name	Sancassianesi
Patron saint	Martyrs of Otranto and Rochus of Montpellier (August 18)
Website	San Cassiano

Palace in San Cassiano

San Cassiano is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1993 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 36 kilometers south-southeast of Lecce in southern Salento . San Cassiano belongs to the Unione dei Comuni delle Terre di Mezzo .

history

When the Saracens destroyed the city of Muro Leccese in 1033, the settlement of San Cassiano was created. In the place of the refuge, however, there was already a holy place in the 9th and 10th centuries.

The municipality was established in 1975 after having long been part of today's neighboring municipalities of Botrugno and Nociglia .

traffic

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

Web links

Commons : San Cassiano  - 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.