Faggiano 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 Taranto in the Apulia region of southeast

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 ...

. Faggiano is member of the Unione dei Comuni di Montedoro, established in September 2002. Faggiano was historically an

Arbëreshë Arbën/Arbër, from which derived Arbënesh/Arbëresh originally meant all Albanians, until the 18th century. Today it is used for different groups of Albanian origin, including: * Arbër (given name), an Albanian masculine given name * Arbëresh ...

settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.

Physical geography

The town is mainly located along a hill. It is from above sea level. The town is on the southern side of Monte Doro, a not so high hill part of Murgia and partially covered by a pinewood.

References

Cities and towns in Apulia Localities of Salento Arbëresh settlements {{Puglia-geo-stub