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Casarano

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Casarano (Salentino: ) is a town and sixth most populous comune in the Italian province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of South-East Italy. The town's economy is mostly agriculture-based, with olive oil being the main product. The Church of Santa Maria Della Croce is one of the oldest Christian sites in the world.

Key facts

Italian comune.name
Casarano
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Casarano
Italian comune.image_skyline
Casarano veduta.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
Panorama of Casarano
Italian comune.image_shield
Casarano-Stemma.png
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
left
Italian comune.province
(LE)
Italian comune.mayor
Ottavio De Nuzzo
Italian comune.area_total_km2
38
Italian comune.population_total
20169
Italian comune.population_as_of
13 May 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym
Casaranesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
109
Italian comune.saint
San Giovanni Elemosiniere and Santa Maria della Campana
Italian comune.day
Monday after the third Sunday of May
Italian comune.postal_code
73042
Italian comune.area_code
0833
Italian comune.istat
075016

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official name
Casarano
Country
Italy
Population
19372
Area
38.73
Elevation
109
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Ugento
Image
Casarano veduta.jpg
Dialing code
0833
Licence plate code
LE
Patron saint
John the Merciful
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twinned administrative body
Manoppello
Commons category
Casarano
postal code
73042
category for people born here
Category:Births in Casarano
P8168
Elbella
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • References
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Casarano (Salentino: ) is a town and sixth most populous comune in the Italian province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of South-East Italy. The town's economy is mostly agriculture-based, with olive oil being the main product. The Church of Santa Maria Della Croce is one of the oldest Christian sites in the world.

==Twin towns== Charleroi, Belgium

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