Back ساليتشي سالنتينو Arabic سالیچه سالنتینو AZB Салічэ-Саленціна Byelorussian Саличе Салентино Bulgarian Salice Salentino Breton Саличе-Салентино CE Salice Salentino (munisipyo) CEB Salice Salentino German Salice Salentino Esperanto Salice Salentino Spanish
Salice Salentino | |
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| Comune di Salice Salentino | |
 Madre di Salice Salentino Church | |
Location of Salice Salentino  | |
  Salice Salentino Location of Salice Salentino in Italy  Salice Salentino Salice Salentino (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′N 17°58′E / 40.383°N 17.967°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Rosato |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.87 km2 (23.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 8,152 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Salicesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73015 |
| Dialing code | 0832 |
| ISTAT code | 075065 |
| Patron saint | Francis of Assisi |
| Saint day | Second Sunday of October |
| Website | Official website |
Salice 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.
Main sights include the Chiesa Madre ("Mother Church") of Santa Maria Assunta (16th century) and the convent of the Friars Minor (1597-1597). Its coat of arms features a tree in the middle of a shield and a golden crown on top.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population from ISTAT