Tiggiano

Tiggiano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	39 ° 54 '  N , 18 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 54 '0 "  N , 18 ° 22' 0"  E
height	128  m slm
surface	7.5 km²
Residents	2,865 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	382 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73030
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075086
Popular name	Tiggianesi
Patron saint	Ippazio di Grango (January 19)
Website	Tiggiano

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

geography

Tiggiano has 2865 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the province of Lecce in Apulia , about 60 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital Lecce in southern Salento .

history

A settlement already existed in Roman antiquity . The oldest surviving documentary mention comes from 1270.

traffic

Tiggiano has a stop on the Zollino – Gagliano Leuca railway line .

Web links

Commons : Tiggiano  - 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.