Lizzanello

Comune in Apulia, Italy

Coat of arms

Lizzanello within the Province of Lecce

Location of Lizzanello

40°18′18.2″N 18°13′16.6″E / 40.305056°N 18.221278°E / 40.305056; 18.221278CountryItalyRegionApuliaProvinceLecce (LE)FrazioniMerineGovernment

• MayorFulvio PedoneArea

^[1]

• Total25.42 km² (9.81 sq mi)Elevation

45 m (148 ft)Population

(31 May 2017)^[2]

• Total11,916 • Density470/km² (1,200/sq mi)DemonymLizzanellesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

73023

Dialing code0832Patron saintSt. LawrenceSaint day10 AugustWebsiteOfficial website

Lizzanello (Salentino: Lizzanieḍḍu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

Lizzanello is located in the southeastern suburb of Lecce (6 km far), next to Cavallino, and is part of Salento. The municipality borders with Caprarica di Lecce, Castri di Lecce, Cavallino, Lecce and Vernole. It counts the hamlet (frazione) of Merine.^[3]

People

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
^ 40413 (x a j h) Merine on OpenStreetMap