Soleto
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| Comune di Soleto | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
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| Elevation | m |
| Area | 29 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of December 31, 2004) | 5,527 |
| - Density | 191/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Soletani |
| Dialing code | 0836 |
| Postal code | 73010 |
| Patron | St. Anthony of Padua |
Soleto is a small Greek-speaking city located in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. The town has a total population of 5,537 and is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina.
[edit] History
In the 5th century, Soleto was probably elevated to bishopric seat, of Greek rite. In the 13th century the Angevine rules of Naples chose the city a capital of a county, ruled by the di Castro, Del Balzo, Orsini, Campofregoso, Castriota and Sanseverino, Carafa and Gallarati-Scotti families, until feudalism was abrogated in 1806. Soleto took part to the Neapolitan Republic of 1799 and a was a center of Carboneria during the Italian Risorgimento.
[edit] External links
- Soleto on Line (in Italian)
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Puglia · Communes of the province of Lecce
| Grecìa Salentina (Salentinian Greece) |  |
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| Calimera | Castrignano de' Greci | Corigliano d'Otranto | Martano | Martignano | Melpignano | Soleto | Sternatia | Zollino | |
