Lizzanello (
Salentino
Salentino () is a dialect of the Extreme Southern Italian ( in Italian) spoken in the Salento peninsula, which is the southern part of the region of Apulia at the southern "heel" of the Italian peninsula.
Overview
Salentino is a dialect of the ...
: ) is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
province of Lecce
The Province of Lecce ( it, Provincia di Lecce; Salentino: ) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy whose capital is the city of Lecce. The province is called the "Heel of Italy". Located on the Salento peninsula, it is the second most-p ...
in the
Apulia
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region of south-east
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
.
Lizzanello is located in the southeastern suburb of
Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
(6 km far), next to
Cavallino
Cavallino ( Salentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
Main sights
*Mother church (''Chiesa madre''), built from 1630. It has a Baroque-style exterior and a Latin cross plan.
* Dom ...
, and is part of
Salento
Salento ( Salentino: ''Salentu'', Salentino Griko: ''Σαλέντο'') is a cultural, historical and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia in Southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula ...
. The municipality borders with
Caprarica di Lecce
Caprarica di Lecce (Salentino: ; Griko: , ''Krapàreka'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Italian province of Lecce. It is located in the Apulia region of south-east Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Repub ...
,
Castri di Lecce
Castri di Lecce ( Salentino: ; Griko: translit. ), is a town and ''comune'' in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a ...
, Cavallino, Lecce and
Vernole
Vernole (Salentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
The commune includes the village of Acaya
250px, A view of the castle.
Acaya is a small village, a community, in the provi ...
. It counts the hamlet (''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'') of
Merine
Merine ( ar, مرين, kab, Mrin) is a town and commune in Sidi Bel Abbès Province in northwestern Algeria.
Geography
The municipality is composed by the town of Merine and the village of Amelza. It borders with Oued Sefioun, Oued Taourira, ...
.
People
*
Cosimo De Giorgi
Cosimo De Giorgi or Arcangelo Cosimo De Giorgi (9 February 1842 – 22 December 1922) was an Italian scientist.
Biography Early life and education
Cosimo De Giorgi completed his early studies in Martano, his home town, and then continue them i ...
(1842-1922), scientist
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Apulia
Localities of Salento
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