Sanarica

Sanarica
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 5 ′  N , 18 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 21 ′ 0 ″  E
height	78  m slm
surface	12.75 km²
Residents	1,477 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	116 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73030
prefix	0836
ISTAT number	075067
Popular name	Sanarichesi
Patron saint	Mary (mother of Jesus) (September 8th)
Website	Sanarica

Menhir Croce

Sanarica is a south-east Italian municipality ( comune ).

geography

The community has 1477 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce in Apulia , about 33.5 kilometers south-southeast of the provincial capital Lecce in Salento and belongs to the Unione delle Terre di Mezzo . It is about 11.5 kilometers to the east to the Ionian Sea .

traffic

The Sanarica train station is on the Zollino – Gagliano Leuca railway line .

The former Strada Statale 497 di Maglie e di Santa Cesarea Terme (today the provincial road 363) leads through the municipality from Galatone to Santa Cesarea Terme .

In the village stands the 4.2 m high needle-like menhir "Croce" framed with a modern plinth , at the church Croce di Sant 'Antonio.

Web links

Commons : Sanarica  - 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.