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Veglie

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Region:Apulia
Province:Lecce (LE)
Location:40° 20' (40.233) N lat.
17° 58' (17.9667) W long.
Area:61 km²
Population:14,227 {2001)
Population density:234/km²
Elevation:41 m
Postal code:I-73010
Area/distance code:0832
ISTAT code:075092
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Veglie is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Veglie is located 20 km west of Lecce and 12 km east of the sea, the Gulf of Taranto.

Fractions

  • Monteruga

Bounding communes

Population History

Year Population Change Density
18612,259--
18712,303--
18812,708--
19013,441--
19113,773--
19214,577--
19315,467--
19366,332--
19518,434--
196110,194--
197111,085--
198112,650--
199113,639--
200114,022+383 or +2.81%230/km²
200414,227+205 or +1.46% from 2001234/km²

History

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Madonna of Favana's Crypt


Veglie was founded around the 10th century. Veglie was a small village.

The tomb founded in Via Novoli in 1957 dates back to the Messapic times it is displayed in a provincial museum. Regarding the name, Francesco Ribezzo think that the origin of the name comes from the pre-Messapic "vel" of the Mediterranean origin meaning "elevation".

Economy

Its main industry are agriculture which features olive and wine production and manufacturers. Ice cream is also produced in the village.

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Puglia · Comuni of the Province of Lecce
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Capital Bari
President Nichi Vendola
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Provinces Bari
Brindisi
Foggia
Lecce
Taranto
Comuni 258
Area 19,366 km
 - Ranked 7th (6.
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In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione).
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Province of Lecce

Nation Italy
Region Apulia
Capital Lecce
Area 2,759 km
Population (2001) 787,639
Density 285
Comuni 97
Vehicle Registration LE
Postal Code 73001-73100

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Country Italy
Region Puglia
Province Lecce (LE)
Mayor Paolo Perrone

Area km
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004)
 - Density /km
Time zone CET, UTC+1

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Regione Puglia


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Capital Bari
President Nichi Vendola
(PRC-Union)
Provinces Bari
Brindisi
Foggia
Lecce
Taranto
Comuni 258
Area 19,366 km
 - Ranked 7th (6.
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Country Italy
Region Puglia
Province Lecce (LE)
Mayor Paolo Perrone

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Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004)
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Time zone CET, UTC+1

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The Gulf of Taranto (Italian: Golfo di Taranto, Latin: Sinus Tarentinus) is a gulf of the Ionian Sea, in southern Italy.

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Region: Apulia
Province: Lecce (LE)
Location: 40° 24' (40.4) N lat.
18° 1' (18.01667) W long.
Area: 45 km²
Population: 11,256
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Region: Apulia
Province: Lecce (LE)
Location: 40° 21' (40.35) N lat.
18° 3' (18.05) W long.
Area: 23 km²
Population: 14,700
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Region: Apulia
Province: Lecce (LE)
Location: 40° 17' (40.2833) N lat.
18° 5' (18.0833) W long.
Area: 48 km²
Population: 13,981
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Country Italy
Region Puglia
Province Lecce (LE)
Mayor Antonio Vaglio

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Region: Apulia
Province: Lecce (LE)
Location: 40° 23' (40.3833) N lat.
18° 3' (18.05) W long.
Area: 17 km²
Population: 8,399
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Region: Apulia
Province: Lecce (LE)
Location: 40° 23' (40.3833) N lat.
17° 58' (17.9667) W long.
Area: 58 km²
Population: 8,872
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