Acquarica del Capo
Acquarica del Capo | |
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| Comune di Acquarica del Capo | |
 Medieval castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Acquarica del Capo | |
  Acquarica del Capo Location of Acquarica del Capo in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′43.56″N 18°14′46.32″E / 39.9121000°N 18.2462000°ECoordinates: 39°54′43.56″N 18°14′46.32″E / 39.9121000°N 18.2462000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Apulia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesco Ferraro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,710 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Acquaricesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73040 |
| Dialing code | 0833 |
| Patron saint | St. Charles Borromeo |
| Saint day | November 4 |
| Website | Official website |
Church of Madonna dei Panetti.
Acquarica del Capo is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, Apulia, south-eastern Italy.
It 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 by the Aragonese.
Main sights[]
- Medieval castle. It was probably a Norman fortification around which the village developed in the Middle Ages and was later transformed in a Castle in the 14th century by Giovanni Antonio Orsini Del Balzo, Prince of Taranto. Only a round tower remains from the original four. In the court can be seen the so-called "Pila di Pompignano" saved from destruction in 1982 by the local writer Carlo Stasi who wrote its legend.[4]
- Church of San Carlo Borromeo
- Church of San Giovanni Battista
- Church Madonna dei Panetti, at Celsorizzo, one of the most ancient constructions in the lower Salento.
- Fortified masseria of Celsorizzo. A huge Norman Tower with Byzantine frescoes in the Chapel at its base.
- Church of Madonna di Pompignano
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population from ISTAT
- ^ "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
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