Supersano

Supersano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 1 '  N , 18 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 0 '45 "  N , 18 ° 14' 24"  E
height	105  m slm
surface	36.18 km²
Residents	4,296 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	119 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73040
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075081
Popular name	Supersanesi
Patron saint	archangel Michael
Website	Supersano

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Supersano is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 4296 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce in Apulia . The municipality is located about 39 kilometers south-southeast of Lecce in southern Salento . Supersano is part of the Unione delle Terre di Mezzo .

history

The community was first mentioned in a document in 1195. The fiefdom of Supersano then belonged to the Principality of Taranto. Archaeological excavations have been carried out in the small village of Scorpo since 1999 , during which finds from the 7th to 10th centuries have been recorded. The menhirs in the municipality are also of some importance. There are also well-preserved remains of a moth .

Sons and daughters

• Gerardo Antonazzo (* 1956), Catholic clergyman and bishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo
• Paolo Rocco Gualtieri (* 1961), Catholic Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See

Web links

Commons : Supersano  - 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.