Latiano

Comune in Apulia, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Latiano

40°32′N 17°43′E / 40.533°N 17.717°E / 40.533; 17.717CountryItalyRegionApuliaProvinceBrindisi (BR)Government

• MayorCosimo MaioranoArea

^[1]

• Total54 km² (21 sq mi)Elevation

97 m (318 ft)Population

(31 August 2017)^[2]

• Total14,513 • Density270/km² (700/sq mi)DemonymLatianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

72022

Dialing code0831Patron saintSt. Margaret the VirginSaint day20 JulyWebsiteOfficial website

Latiano (Brindisino: Latianu; Leccese: Latianea) is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the southeast coast of Italy. Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes.

Bartolo Longo was a native of Latiano.

Main sights

Castle, or Palazzo Imperiali, built in the 12th century, but rebuilt several times until the current 18th-century appearance
Mother Church or Santa Maria della Neve, restored in Baroque style in 1778.
Solise Tower
Museo del Sottosuolo (Museum of the Underground), founded in 1973

Twin towns

Pompei, Italy, since 1980

References

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