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Comune in Apulia, Italy

Martignano

Martignano

Key facts

population1,586
area6.49km²
instance ofcomune of Italy
countryItaly
capitalMartignano
elevation above sea level99m
All data from the card 18
Country
Italy
Region
Apulia
Province
Lecce (LE)
Frazioni
Calimera, Caprarica di Lecce, Martano, Sternatia, Zollino
• Mayor
Luigi Sergio
• Total
6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Elevation
99 m (325 ft)
• Total
1,784
• Density
300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Demonym
Martignanesi
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73020
Dialing code
0832
ISTAT code
075041
Patron saint
San Pantaleone
Saint day
26–27 July
Website
Official website

Martignano (Griko: Μαρτυνιάνα, translit. Martignàna) is a small town and comune of 1,770 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is part of Salento and is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina, an area where the Greek dialect Griko is spoken.

Famous people

Marquess Giuseppe Palmieri (Martignano, 1721 – Naples, 1793) was one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment in Southern Italy.

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