San Pancrazio Salentino

San Pancrazio Salentino
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Brindisi  (BR)
Coordinates	40 ° 25 ′  N , 17 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  N , 17 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E
height	62  m slm
surface	55 km²
Residents	9,655 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	176 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	72026
prefix	0831
ISTAT number	074015
Popular name	Sanpancraziesi or Sampancraziesi
Patron saint	San Pancrazio Martire
Website	http://www.sps.br.it

San Pancrazio Salentino is an Italian commune in the province of Brindisi , Apulia region .

geography

The place has 9655 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and has 3,429 private households . Between 1991 and 2001 the population fell from 10,624 to 10,551. This corresponds to a decrease of 0.7%.

The neighboring towns of San Pancrazio Salentino are Avetrana (TA), Erchie , Guagnano (LE), Mesagne , Salice Salentino (LE), San Donaci and Torre Santa Susanna .

traffic

The S. Pancrazio Salentino train station is on the Martina Franca – Lecce railway line .

Others

At San Pancrazio Salentino there is a former military airfield ( ⊙ ). After the end of the Second World War and the withdrawal of the US Air Force , the Italian Air Force took it over again as a reserve airfield. The runway was renewed in 1967 and then used sporadically for about 30 years. The airfield is still a military area, but the remaining taxiways and parking areas from the Second World War are largely outside of today's airfield grounds.

Community partnerships

• Bisceglie , Italy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Description on forgottenairfields.com
3. ↑ Parliamentary question of 13 July 1994 in connection with the Itavia flight 870