Palmariggi

Palmariggi
Comune
Comune di Palmariggi
Aragonese Castle.
Aragonese Castle.
Location of Palmariggi
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Palmariggi is located in Italy
Palmariggi
Palmariggi
Location of Palmariggi in Italy
Palmariggi is located in Apulia
Palmariggi
Palmariggi
Palmariggi (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°8′N 18°23′E / 40.133°N 18.383°E / 40.133; 18.383
CountryItaly
Region Apulia
ProvinceLecce (LE)
Government
 • MayorFranco Zezza
Area
[1]
 • Total
8.78 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Elevation
99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total
1,364
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
DemonymPalmariggini or Palmaricioti
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73020
Dialing code0836
ISTAT code075058
Patron saintSS. Madonna della Palma
Saint daySecond Sunday after Easter
WebsiteOfficial website

Palmariggi (Salentino: Parmarisci) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

Main sights

  • Mother church, dedicated to St. Luke the Evangelist, rebuilt after 1777
  • Sanctuary of Madonna di Montevergine
  • Aragonese Castle (15th century), of which only two towers remain
  • Menhir of Montevergine

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population from ISTAT


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