Corsano
Corsano | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Corsano | |
Location of Corsano  | |
  Corsano Location of Corsano in Italy  Corsano Corsano (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates:39°53′N18°22′E/ 39.883°N 18.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Apulia |
| Province | Lecce(LE) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Biagio Raona (since 2019)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9 km2(3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2024)[3] | |
| • Total | 5,108 |
| • Density | 570/km2(1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Corsanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 73033 |
| Dialing code | 0833 |
| Patron saint | St. Blaise |
| Website | www |
Corsanois a town andcomunein theprovince of Leccein theApuliaregion of south-eastItaly.
Geography
[edit]It is located on the last slopes of the SalentineMurge,facing theAdriatic Seacoast. The distance fromLecceis 60 kilometres (37 mi).
History
[edit]Corsano was most likely founded in the 10th century, during theByzantinedomination of southern Italy, byBasilian monks.[4]Later it was part of thePrincipality of Taranto,a semi-independent entity of theKingdom of Naples,and later was held by numerous feudal families.
The most striking sight is the baronial Castle (17th century) and Julien's face.
Twin towns - sister cities
[edit]
Romans-sur-I sắc re,France[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali".amministratori.interno.gov.it.Retrieved30 April2024.
- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Bilancio demografico mensile".demo.istat.it.Retrieved30 April2024.
- ^"Corsano: Comune, Storia, Cosa Vedere, Eventi e Sagre".vivalpuglia.it(in Italian). 15 September 2023.Retrieved30 April2024.
- ^"Relations internationales".ville-romans.fr.Retrieved30 April2024.
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