Galatina

Galatina
Comune
Comune di Galatina
Galatina

Location of Galatina in Italy

Coordinates: 40°10′N 18°10′E / 40.167°N 18.167°E / 40.167; 18.167Coordinates: 40°10′N 18°10′E / 40.167°N 18.167°E / 40.167; 18.167
Country Italy
Region  Apulia
Province Lecce (LE)
Frazioni Noha, Collemeto, Santa Barbara
Government
  Mayor Cosimo Montagna
Area
  Total 81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation 78 m (256 ft)
Population (31 December 2014)
  Total 27,216
  Density 340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Galatinesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 73013
Dialing code 0836
Patron saint St. Peter and St. Paul
Saint day 29 and 30 June
Website Official website

Galatina (Greek: Galatini), known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina,[1] is a town and comune in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy.

Among the most important cities in Salento, it is situated some 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of the city of Lecce.

Main sights

In the neighbourhood is the small church of St. Paul. It houses a pump which, according to tradition, was able to heal people bitten by poisonous tarantulas (those bitten are called tarantati or pizzicati in the local dialect).

Transportation

Galatina has a station on the Ferrovie Sud-Est line to Lecce. Road connections include the SS16 Adriatica state highway, the SS101 state road, also to Lecce, and the SS 613 Brindisi-Lecce highway.

Energy

Near Galatina there is the static inverter plant of HVDC Italy-Greece.

Twin towns

Notes

  1. Luigi Rossetti, ‘Cenni storici di Galatina’, Sito ufficiale della Città di Galatina.
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