Squinzano

Comune in Apulia, Italy

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Location of Squinzano

40°26′N 18°3′E / 40.433°N 18.050°E / 40.433; 18.050CountryItalyRegionApuliaProvinceLecce (LE)FrazioniCasalabateGovernment

• MayorGiovanni MarraArea

^[1]

• Total29.78 km² (11.50 sq mi)Elevation

48 m (157 ft)Population

(1 January 2017)^[2]

• Total14,100 • Density470/km² (1,200/sq mi)DemonymSquinzanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

73018

Dialing code0832Patron saintSt. Nicholas of BariWebsiteOfficial website

Squinzano (Salentino: Schinzànu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is the twelfth-most populous city in the province of Lecce.

Squinzano is also a specific area within the Apulian wine region. Squinzano DOC is produced in red and rosé versions, and is obtained principally from the Negro Amaro grape, with a small addition of Malvasia Nera di Brindisi and Malvasia Nera di Lecce.^[3]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population from ISTAT
^ "ItalianMade.com - WINES: Squinzano DOC". www.italianmade.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-31.