Magliano is a village in

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, on the 'heel' of

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. It is a ''

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'' of the ''

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Carmiano Carmiano (Salentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Carmiano is in the heart of the province of Lecce and Salento. It is located east of the Ionian Sea (Porto Cesareo) and west of ...

in the province of Lecce and has a population of about 2500. The village's coat of arms depicts a chain with five links, representing the five founding families of Magliano, and a branch of cherry, a tree once common in the area.

Geography

The village lies about 6 miles southwest of the provincial capital,

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 ...

History

On 8 September 1943, the

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surrendered to Allied forces, ending its participation in the

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(although a breakaway state in the north rejected the surrender). The same day a crust was found with markings depicting Our Lady, which is preserved in the Chapel of 8 September outside the village.

Festivals and events

The patron saint of Magliano is Saint Vitus, who is celebrated on 8 September in the ''Sagra della Friseddhra N' Capunata''. This sees the distribution of ''Friseddhra'', a Salento speciality made from

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, olive oil and tomatoes. The ''Sagra della Puccia'' is held on 17 January, a celebration of Saint Anthony the Martyr.

Notes and references

{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Lecce Localities of Salento