Corsano is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
Corsano | |
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| Comune di Corsano | |
Location of Corsano  | |
  Corsano Location of Corsano in Italy  Corsano Corsano (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′N 18°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 |
Geography
editIt is located on the last slopes of the Salentine Murge, facing the Adriatic Sea coast. The distance from Lecce is 60 kilometres (37 mi).
History
editCorsano was most likely founded in the 10th century, during the Byzantine domination of southern Italy, by Basilian monks.[4] Later it was part of the Principality of Taranto, a semi-independent entity of the Kingdom 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
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Romans-sur-Isère, France[5]
References
edit- ^ "Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali". amministratori.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Corsano: Comune, Storia, Cosa Vedere, Eventi e Sagre". vivalpuglia.it (in Italian). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Relations internationales". www.ville-romans.fr. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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