Patù
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| Patù | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Patù | ||
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  Patù | ||
| Coordinates: 39°51′N 18°20′E / 39.850°N 18.333°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Puglia | |
| Province | Lecce (LE) | |
| Frazioni | Felloniche, Marina di San Gregorio | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,740 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| Demonym | Patuensi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 73053 | |
| Dialing code | 0833 | |
| Patron saint | St. Michael Archangel | |
| Saint day | 24 June | |
| Website | Official website | |
Patù is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Puglia region, south-east Italy.
Main sights
- Mother Church of St. Michael Archangel (1564), with a late Renaissance façade and a single nave. The entrance portal has the inscription Terribilis est locus iste ("Terrible Is This Place").
- Church of San Giovanni Battista, in Byzantine-Romanesque style (10th-11th centuries)
- Church of the Madonna di Vereto.
- Crypt of Sant'Elia, built by Basilian monks in the 8th-9th centuries.
- Torre del Fortino, the last surviving of the four towers of the destroyed castle.
- Archaeological site of Vereto, a Messapic ancient town
- Centopietre ("Hundred Stones"), a tomb-mausoleum of a knight who was killed by the Saracens before a battle fought nearby in 877.
References
- ↑ Population from ISTAT
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