Galatina
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Comune di Galatina | |
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Coordinates: 40°10′N 18°10′E / 40.167°N 18.167°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Province | Lecce (LE) |
Frazioni | Collemeto, Noha, Santa Barbara, Aeroporto |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marcello Pasquale Amante |
Area | |
• Total | 82.65 km2 (31.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 26,887 |
• Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Demonym | Galatinesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 73013 |
Dialing code | 0836 |
Patron saint | St. Peter and St. Paul |
Saint day | 29 and 30 June |
Website | Official website |
Galatina (Griko: Ας Πέτρο, romanized: As Pètro; Salentino: San Pietru), known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina,[3] is a town and comune in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy. It is situated about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of the city of Lecce.
Main sights
[edit]- The late Romanesque church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, built in 1390 by Raimondello del Balzo Orsini, count of Soleto, with a fine portal and rose window. The interior contains frescoes by Francesco d'Arezzo (1435). The apse contains the fine mausoleum of the son of the founder, a canopy supported by four columns, with his statue beneath it.[4]
- The Baroque church of San Pietro (also known as Mother Church), rebuilt from 1633 on a previous Greek-rite edifice.
- The Pupa, a fountain in local limestone
In the neighbourhood is the small church of San Paolo. It houses a well which, according to tradition, was able to heal people bitten by poisonous tarantulas (those bitten are called tarantati or pizzicati in the local dialect).
Transportation
[edit]Galatina has a station on the Ferrovie Sud-Est line to Lecce. Road connections include the SS16 Adriatica state highway, the SS101 state road, also to Lecce, and the SS 613 Brindisi-Lecce highway.
Energy
[edit]Near Galatina is the static inverter plant of HVDC Italy-Greece.
Twin towns
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Luigi Rossetti, ‘Cenni storici di Galatina’ Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, Sito ufficiale della Città di Galatina.
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Galatina". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 396. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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