Surbo

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Surbo
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Surbo (Italy)
Surbo
Country Italy
region Apulia
province Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates 40 ° 24 '  N , 18 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 23 '44 "  N , 18 ° 8' 4"  E
height 44  m slm
surface 20 km²
Residents 14,944 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 747 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 73010
prefix 0832
ISTAT number 075083
Popular name surbini
Patron saint Sant'Oronzo
Website Surbo

Surbo is an Italian commune in the Apulia region of the province of Lecce with 14,944 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The city lies at an altitude of 44 meters above sea level on the south-eastern tip of Italy. Surbo is an enclave within the city of Lecce. The city of Lecce , the administrative center of the province of Lecce, is about eight kilometers southeast of Surbo. The city's name was first mentioned in 1181 when the region came under Norman rule.

Emanuele de Giorgi, one of the victims of the hostage-taking of Gladbeck, came from here . He was also buried here .

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