Campi Salentina
Encyclopedia
Campi Salentina is a town and comune
in the Italian
province
of Lecce
in the Apulia
region of south-east Italy
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of Lecce
Lecce
Lecce is a historic city of 95,200 inhabitants in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Puglia...
in the Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
region of south-east Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Bounding communes
- Cellino San MarcoCellino San MarcoCelino San Marco is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes. It is also the hometown of the famous Italian singer, Albano Carrisi....
(BR) - GuagnanoGuagnanoGuagnano is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy....
- NovoliNovoliNovoli is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.-Bounding communes:*Arnesano*Campi Salentina*Carmiano*Lecce*Trepuzzi*Veglie-Population History:...
- Salice SalentinoSalice SalentinoSalice Salentino is a small town and comune in the southern part of Apulia, Italy, in the Salento area. It is bounded with the province of Taranto to the northwest and the province of Brindisi to the north.-Coat of arms:...
- SquinzanoSquinzanoSquinzano is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.Squinzano is also a specific area within the Puglia wine region. Squinzano DOC is produced in red and rosé versions, and is obtained principally from the Negro Amaro grape, with a small addition of...
- TrepuzziTrepuzziTrepuzzi is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy....
- VeglieVeglie-History:Veglie was founded around the 10th century. Veglie was a small village.The tomb founded in Via Novoli in 1957 dates back to the Messapic times it is displayed in a provincial museum...
Population History
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 4,498 |
| 1871 | 5,012 |
| 1881 | 5,586 |
| 1901 | 6,774 |
| 1911 | 4,634 |
| 1921 | 7,406 |
| 1931 | 7,794 |
| 1936 | 9,459 |
| 1951 | 10,883 |
| 1961 | 10,806 |
| 1971 | 10,144 |
| 1981 | 11,043 |
| 1991 | 11,594 |
| 2001 | 11,242 |