Tricase
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Comune di Tricase | |
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Tricase Location of Tricase in Italy | |
Coordinates: 39°56′N 18°22′E / 39.933°N 18.367°ECoordinates: 39°56′N 18°22′E / 39.933°N 18.367°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Province | Lecce (LE) |
Frazioni | Depressa, Lucugnano, Tutino, Caprarica, Sant'Eufemia, Tricase porto, Marina serra |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carlo Chiuri |
Area | |
• Total | 43.64 km2 (16.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 17,621 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Tricasini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 73039, 73030 the frazioni |
Dialing code | 0833 |
Patron saint | St. Vitus |
Saint day | 15 June |
Website | Official website |
Tricase is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, part of the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is located in the Salento traditional region. In Tricase have Cardinale Giovanni Panico General Hospital.
The area that is in between Otranto and Santa Maria di Leuca is part of the Regional Natural Coastal Park of "Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase" wanted by the Apulia Region in 2008. This territory has numerous natural and historical attractions such as , which is a rocky cove.
History[]
Tricase is the site of a castle and of a Quercia Vallonea, an oak which is amongst the oldest trees in Italy, dating from the 13th century.
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.
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Categories:
- Cities and towns in Apulia
- Municipalities of the Province of Lecce
- Localities of Salento
- Displaced persons camps in the aftermath of World War II
- Apulia geography stubs