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Castrignano de' Greci

Coordinates: 40°12′N 18°18′E / 40.200°N 18.300°E / 40.200; 18.300
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Castrignano de' Greci
Kascignàna (Greek)
Comune di Castrignano de' Greci
Coat of arms of Castrignano de' Greci
Location of Castrignano de' Greci
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Castrignano de' Greci is located in Italy
Castrignano de' Greci
Castrignano de' Greci
Location of Castrignano de' Greci in Italy
Castrignano de' Greci is located in Apulia
Castrignano de' Greci
Castrignano de' Greci
Castrignano de' Greci (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°12′N 18°18′E / 40.200°N 18.300°E / 40.200; 18.300
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceLecce (LE)
Government
 • MayorDonato Amato
Area
 • Total9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2004)[2]
 • Total4,107
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
DemonymCastrignanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73020
Dialing code0836
Patron saintSt. Anthony of Padua
Saint dayJune 13

Castrignano de' Greci (Griko: Καστρινιάνα, Kascignàna; Salentino: Cascignanu) is a small town and comune of 4,107 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina.

The inhabitants of Castrignano, alongside Italian, also speak Griko which reveals significant Greek influences over the course of time, presumably from the time of the Byzantine control, or even the ancient Magna Graecia colonisation in the 8th century BCE.

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.