Veglie
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| Region: | Apulia |
| Province: | Lecce (LE) |
| Location: | 40° 20' (40.233) N lat. 17° 58' (17.9667) W long. |
| Area: | 61 km² |
| Population: | 14,227 {2001) |
| Population density: | 234/km² |
| Elevation: | 41 m |
| Postal code: | I-73010 |
| Area/distance code: | 0832 |
| ISTAT code: | 075092 |
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Veglie is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Veglie is located 20 km west of Lecce and 12 km east of the sea, the Gulf of Taranto.
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[edit] Fractions
- Monteruga
[edit] Bounding communes
[edit] Population History
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1861 | 2,259 | - | - |
| 1871 | 2,303 | - | - |
| 1881 | 2,708 | - | - |
| 1901 | 3,441 | - | - |
| 1911 | 3,773 | - | - |
| 1921 | 4,577 | - | - |
| 1931 | 5,467 | - | - |
| 1936 | 6,332 | - | - |
| 1951 | 8,434 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,194 | - | - |
| 1971 | 11,085 | - | - |
| 1981 | 12,650 | - | - |
| 1991 | 13,639 | - | - |
| 2001 | 14,022 | +383 or +2.81% | 230/km² |
| 2004 | 14,227 | +205 or +1.46% from 2001 | 234/km² |
[edit] History
Veglie was founded around the 10th century. Veglie was a small village.
The tomb founded in Via Novoli in 1957 dates back to the Messapic times it is displayed in a provincial museum. Regarding the name, Francesco Ribezzo think that the origin of the name comes from the pre-Messapic "vel" of the Mediterranean origin meaning "elevation".
[edit] Economy
Its main industry are agriculture which features olive and wine production and manufacturers. Ice cream is also produced in the village.
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