Ostuni

Ostuni (; ) is a city and comune, located about 8 km from the coast, in the province of Brindisi, region of Apulia, Italy. The town has a population of about 30,000 during the winter, but can swell to 200,000 inhabitants during summer, being among the main towns attracting tourists in Apulia. It also has a continuous British and German immigrant community and an industrial zone. The region is a producer of high quality olive oil and wine.

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Ostuni is a coastal Italian city in the Apulia region that serves as a major tourist destination, with its population ballouring from about 30,000 residents in winter to 200,000 in summer. The city is also known for its production of high-quality olive oil and wine, and hosts established British and German immigrant communities alongside its local population.

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Italian comune.name: Ostuni
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Ostuni
Italian comune.image_skyline: Ostuni col drone.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Panorama of Ostuni
Italian comune.image_shield: Ostuni-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position: left
Italian comune.region: Apulia
Italian comune.province: Brindisi (BR)
Italian comune.frazioni: Abate Marchionne, Abate Ventura, Abbadia, Abbadia dell'Olio, Acquarelle, Agnano, Aia Grande, Alberodolce, Badessa, Bagnardi, Barbagianni, Baugli, Bilanciara, Boccadoro, Boezio, Boezio di Sopra, Brancato, Brizido, Brucella, Bugello, Calaprico, Calavetta, Calcagni, Camastra, Camere, Campanile, Campanili-Trinchera, Cannano Andituro, Cannelora, Cantone, Cantrapa, Cappelluzzo, Cappuccini 1, Cappuccini 2, Carella, Carestia, Carlo di Sotto, Carmine, Carmine di Vallegna, Casalini, Casamassima, Casamatrona, Casieddi, Castel Pagano, Caterina, Cavallerizza, Cavallo Stazione, Cavallo Fierro, Certosa, Cervarolo, Cervillo, Cesaresei, Chianchizzo, Chiobbica, Chiobbica Mariedda-Mariello, Cicciariello, Cicerali, Cicerone, Ciminiere, Cimino, Cinera, Ciosso, Citrignano, Citro, Ciurbino, Ciurbo, Ciurbo di Sotto, Cocchiarale, Colagiovanni, Colombo, Concadoro, Concezione, Conella, Conenna, Confergola, Corona, Corvetta, Costa Merlata, Cotugno, Cresimaro, Deserti, Deserto Parco Monsignore, Difesa di Malta, Difesa S.Salvatore, Donna Gnora, I Due Trappeti, Falgherl, Fantese, Fiataturo, Fichera, Fierro, Fiorentino, Fiume Morelli, Foggia di Sauro, Foggiali, Foggianuova, Fogliarelle, Fontanelle, Fonte, Fontenuova, Fontevecchia, Formicola, Fragno, Fumarola, Fuori Fuoco, Galante, Galizia, Garzia, Genovese, Ghiacci, Giancola, Giardino, Giorgetta, Giovannarolla, Giovanniello, Givanni Fasano, Gorgognolo, Grava delle Ciole, Gravina, Gravinella, Greco, Grisiglio, Grotta, Grottone, Grotta Figazzano, Guappi, Guardariello, Impiccato, Impisi, Indelli, Intendente, Isola, La Chiusa, La Fica, La Grotta, La Rascina, La Rosara, Lama dei Peroni, Lama di Maggio, Lamacavallo, Lamacoppa, Lamacornola, Lamaforca, Lamagentile, Lamardilla, Lamasanta, Lamasanta piccola, Lamatroccola, Lamie della Chiesa, Lamiola, Lamiola Piccola, Lapadula, Larascina, Lardagnano, Le Case, Le Gorgole, Le Taveme, Leoci, Lettica, Li Cuti, Li Verani, Libertini, Lo Rizzo, Lo Rizzo Elaiopolio, Locopagliaro, Luogo Freddo, Macchialieto, Madonna della Grata, Magno, Malandrino, Mangiacarta, Mangiamuso, Mangiarizza, Maramondo, Marangia, Marcello, Maresca, Martano, Martellotti, Martucci, Marzio, Maselli, Masseria Colucci, Masseria Fagioulo, Masseria Intelli, Masseria Nuova, Masseria Tutosa, Mastro Francesco, Matiero, Mazzapiecore, Mezzo Prete, Milogna, Minchiullo, Mingucci, Mogale, Molillo, Molino a Vento, Monacelle, Montalbano, Monte, Monte Caruso, Monte La Morte, Monte Michele, Monte Sasso, Monte Torto, Monte Ugenti, Montelarena, Montereale, Monticelli, Monticelli ai Monti, Morone, Morredda, Morrone, Mulino, Musone, Padolecchia, Palombaro, Paolotti, Paracampo, Paradiso, Parco Grande, Parco Paolino, Parco Piccolo, Parco Piccolo Monsignore, Pascarosa, Pecoriello, Pentima la Volpe, Pentone, Peraro, Peschiera, Petardi, Petrono, Pezza Anglani, Pezza Caldaia, Pezza Cruda, Pezza La Spina, Pezze di Ferro, Piatone, Pilone, Pinto, Pioppi, Pisciarulo, Pizzicucco, Polinisso, Porcara, Porta Nova, Portarino, Puntore, Quattropere, Ramunno, Rapida Roscia, Refrigerio, Rialbo, Ricupero, Rienzo, Rodio, Rosa Marina, Salinola, San Benedetto, San Biagio, San Calare, San Domenico, San Eligio, San Giovanni, San Leonardo, San Lorenzo, San Martino, San Paolo, San Paolo Piccolo, San Salvatore, Santa Filomena, Santa Lucia Piccola, Santa Maria La Nuova, Santa Maria La Strada, Santa Nanna, Sant'Andrea, Sant'Angelo, Sant'Antonio, Sant'Antonio Abate, Sant'Arpino, Santavarva, Santo Scalone, Santo Stefano, Santoro, Sant'Oronzo, Santuri, Satia, Scaglione, Scategna, Schiavone, Scopinaro, Sessana, Sessana Grande, Sessana Piccola, Settarte, Solari, Soluco, Sorbole, Spagnulo, Spartacavalluzzo, Specchialieta, Specchiaruzzo, Spennati, Spirito Santo, Stazione, Tamburroni, Tamburroni di Spalluto, Teologo, Tolla, Torre Bianca, Torre Pozzella, Traghetto, Trappeto del Diavolo, Trappeto Trappeto del Monte, Trappeto Nuovo, Trinchera, Urselli, Vadaperto, Valente, Vallegna, Vigna Nuova, Villa Vecchia, Villanova, Zampignola, Zingariello.
Italian comune.mayor_party: Center-left coalition
Italian comune.mayor: Angelo Pomes
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 223
Italian comune.population_total: 29885
Italian comune.population_as_of: 30 September 2025
Italian comune.population_demonym: Ostunesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 207
Italian comune.saint: Orontius of Lecce
Italian comune.day: August 26

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Official name: Ostuni
Demonym: ostunesi
Population: 30143
Area: 225.56
Elevation: 218
Official website: www.comune.ostuni.br.it
Image: Ostuni col drone.jpg
Dialing code: 0831
Licence plate code: BR

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Commons category: Ostuni
postal code: 72017
P11012: Atsuko Tanaka
native label: Ostuni

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== History == thumb|upright=0.5|left|Orontius of Lecce|Saint Orontius' column The region around Ostuni has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The town is reputed to have been originally established by the Messapii, a pre-classic tribe, and was nearly completely destroyed by Hannibal during the Punic Wars. Later it was re-built by the Romans.