Martano
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| Martano | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Mayor | Antonio Micaglio |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Area | 21 km² (8 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 9,573 |
| - Density | 456/km² (1,181/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Martanesi |
| Dialing code | 0836 |
| Postal code | 73025 |
| Frazioni | None |
| Patron | Mother of the Assumption |
| - Day | August 15 |
| Website: http://www.comune.martano.le.it | |
Martano is a town of 9,573 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy 20 km from Lecce and 18 km from Otranto. It is the biggest town of Grecìa Salentina, a Greek-speaking area where old people speak an ancient dialect called griko.
[edit] Sights
The main attraction in the town is the castello, largely rebuilt in the 15th century retaining some features of the previous century, while the biggest churches are those devoted to the Mother of the Assumption and to Madonna del Rosario. The town also owns the highest menhir in Apulia (Santu Totaru menhir, 4.80 m) and an ancient Cistercians monastery devoted to the Mother of the Consolation.
[edit] Famous people
The list of famous people whom Martano gave birth includes Giuseppe Grassi, who signed the Constitution of Italy in 1948, Salvatore Trinchese, smarine biologist of the 19th Century and Cosimo Moschettini, agricultural scientist of the Enlightenment.
| Grecìa Salentina (Salentinian Greece) |  |
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| Calimera | Castrignano de' Greci | Corigliano d'Otranto | Martano | Martignano | Melpignano | Soleto | Sternatia | Zollino | |
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