Acquarica del Capo

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Acquarica del Capo
Comune di Acquarica del Capo
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Location of Acquarica del Capo
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Location of Acquarica del Capo in Italy
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Acquarica del Capo
Acquarica del Capo (Apulia)
Coordinates: E 39°54′46″N18°14′46″E / 39.91278°N 18.24611°E / 39.91278; 18.24611 Coordinates: 39°54′46″N18°14′46″E / 39.91278°N 18.24611°E / 39.91278; 18.24611
Country Italy
Region Flag of Apulia.svg  Apulia
Province Lecce (LE)
Government
  MayorFrancesco Ferraro
Area
[1]
  Total18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017) [2]
  Total4,710
  Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Demonym Acquaricesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73040
Dialing code 0833
Patron saintSt. Charles Borromeo
Saint dayNovember 4
Website Official website
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Church of Madonna dei Panetti.

Acquarica del Capo was a town and comune in the province of Lecce, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. In 2019 it was merged with the adjacent Presicce to form Presicce-Acquarica.

It is located in Salento, 10 km from the Ionian Sea and 60 km from Lecce. Its origins are medieval and it grew around a Norman fortification. Later it was transformed into a castle town by the Aragonese.

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Population from ISTAT
  3. "La Pila di Pompignano", pp. 129-164, in Carlo Stasi, Leucàsia e Le Due Sorelle (Storie e leggende del Salento), Mancarella Ed., Cavallino, 2008, 2012, ISBN   9788890366901