Giurdignano

Giurdignano is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

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Italian comune.name: Giurdignano
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Giurdignano
Italian comune.image_skyline: Giurdignano Menhir San Paolo.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: San Paolo standing stone
Italian comune.image_shield: Giurdignano-Stemma.png
Italian comune.shield_size: px
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position: left
Italian comune.region: Apulia
Italian comune.province: Lecce (LE)
Italian comune.mayor: Monica Laura Gravante
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 4.04
Italian comune.population_total: 1941
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 August 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Giurdignanesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 78
Italian comune.saint: St. Roch
Italian comune.day: August 17
Italian comune.postal_code: 73020

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Official name: Giurdignano
Demonym: giurdignanesi
Population: 1946
Area: 14.04
Elevation: 78
Official website: www.comune.giurdignano.le.it
Image: Giurdignano Menhir San Paolo.jpg
Dialing code: 0836
Licence plate code: LE

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Giurdignano is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

==History== The human presence in the area of Giurdignano dates to as early as the Bronze Age, as testified by the presence of numerous menhirs and dolmens. Later it was conquered by the Romans (archaeological findings include a 2nd-3rd century AD necropolis).