Lecce
Lecce (Italian: [ˈlettʃe] (
listen), Griko: Luppìu, Laitin: Lupiae, Ancient Greek: Ἀλήσιον) is a historic ceety o 95,200 indwallers in soothren Italy, the caipital o the province o Lecce, the seicont province in the region bi population, as well as ane o the maist important ceeties o Puglia. It is the main ceety o the Salentine Peninsula, a sub-peninsula at the heel o the Italian Peninsula an is ower 2,000 year auld.
Lecce | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Lecce | |
 Tap left:Kirk o Santa Croce, Tap richt:Lecce Teatro Romano, Bottom left:Lecce Porta Napoli in Universita Street, Bottom middle:Saunt Giovanni Cathedral in Perroni aurie, Bottom right:Lecce Cathedral in Duomo Square | |
 Coat airms | |
  Lecce Location o Lecce in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′N 18°10′E / 40.350°N 18.167°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Apulie |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Foondit | 200s BC[1] |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Perrone (PdL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 398 km2 (154 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (31 Januar 2011) | |
| • Total | 95,764 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Leccesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73100 |
| Diallin code | 0832 |
| Patron saunt | Orontius |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Acause o the rich Baroque airchitectural monuments foond in the ceety, Lecce is commonly nicknamed[2] "The Florence o the Sooth". The ceety an aa haes a lang tradeetional affinity wit Greek cultur gangin back tae its foondation; the Messapii who foondit the ceety are said tae hae been Cretans in Greek records.[3] Tae this day, in the Grecìa Salentina, a group o touns nae far frae Lecce, the griko leid is still spoken.
In terms o industry the "Lecce stane" is the ceety's main export, acause it is very saft an malleable, thus suitable for sculpturs. Lecce stane is a kind o limestane.[4] Lecce is an aa an important agricultural centre, chiefly for its olive ile an wine production, as well as an industrial centre specialisin in ceramic production.
Twin ceeties
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Murcia, Spain, syne 2002
Skopje, Macedonie, syne 2005
Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, syne 2006
Bristol, Unitit Kinrick, syne 2011
Prague, Czech Republic, syne 2011
Melbourne, Australie
Palermo, Italy- Valladolid, Spain
- Verona, Italy
Barranquilla, Colombie
References
eedit- ↑ The date given is for the Roman Republic named city Lupiae, dates for previous inhabitants such as the Messapii and Iapyges are lost to history.
- ↑ "Lecce | Italy". Lifeinitaly.com. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 26 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ Herodotus, The Histories,7.170.1,"and made this their dwelling place, accordingly changing from Cretans to Messapians of Iapygia,"
- ↑ "Investigation on porosity change of Lecce stone". Archived frae the original on 23 Mey 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2013.