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Brindisi
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Brindisi ( , ; ) is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Historically, the city has played an essential role in trade and culture due to its strategic position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea. The city remains a major port for trade with the Balkan Peninsula, Greece and the Middle East. Its industries include agriculture, chemical works, and the generation of electricity.
Brindisi is a coastal city in southern Italy with a natural harbor on the Adriatic Sea that has made it strategically important for trade throughout history, particularly with the Balkans, Greece, and the Middle East. Today it remains a significant port city whose economy depends on shipping, agriculture, chemical manufacturing, and power generation.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Brindisi
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Brindisi
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Brindisi - monumento al Marinaio d'Italia - 202109012300 3.jpeg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Brindisi
- Italian comune.image_flag
- Flag of Brindisi.svg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Brindisi-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Italian comune.region
- Apulia
- Italian comune.province
- (BR)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Tuturano
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giuseppe Marchionna
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 332.98
- Italian comune.population_total
- 87141
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Brindisini
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 15
- Italian comune.saint
- Theodore of Amasea and Lawrence of Brindisi
- Italian comune.day
- First Sunday in September
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- Instance of
- comune of Italy
- Part of
- Province of Brindisi
- Official name
- Brindisi
- Demonym
- brindisini
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Terra d'Otranto
- Official language
- Italian
- Population
- 22616
- Area
- 332.98
- Elevation
- 15
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Province of Brindisi
- Shares border with
- Fasano
- Official website
- servizi.comune.brindisi.it
- Image
- Cathédrale de Brindisi.JPG
- Dialing code
- 0831
- Licence plate code
- BR
- Connects with
- European route E55
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Brindisi
- twinned administrative body
- Nikšić
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- Brindisi
- postal code
- 72100
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- Category:Brindisi
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Brindisi
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Brindisi
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- Brindisi
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- Brindisi
- different from
- Brindisi
- P12749
- Helmut Dietl
- P11012
- Petar Grbić
- P8168
- Dunvegan
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- Ancient times
- Middle Ages and modern times
- Geography
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Brindisi ( , ; ) is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Historically, the city has played an essential role in trade and culture due to its strategic position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea. The city remains a major port for trade with the Balkan Peninsula, Greece and the Middle East. Its industries include agriculture, chemical works, and the generation of electricity.
From September 1943 to February 1944, Brindisi was the provisional government seat of the Kingdom of Italy.
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