Bagnolo del Salento

Bagnolo del Salento
Comune di Bagnolo del Salento
Bagnolo del Salento
Location of Bagnolo del Salento in Italy
Bagnolo del Salento
Bagnolo del Salento (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°9′N 18°21′E / 40.150°N 18.350°E / 40.150; 18.350
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceLecce (LE)
Government
 • MayorSonia Mariano
Area
 • Total
6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total
1,814
 • Density269/km2 (697/sq mi)
DemonymBagnolesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73020
Dialing code0836
Patron saintSaint George
Saint day23 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Bagnolo del Salento (Salentino: Bagnùlu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

In the 1946 Italian institutional referendum, Bagnolo del Salento was the comune with the strongest result for the retention of monarchy - 841 (99.41%) votes were cast for monarchy and only 5 for republic.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population from ISTAT
  3. ^ "Referendum 02/06/1946 > Area ITALIA > Circoscrizione LECCE-BRINDISI-TARANTO > Provincia LECCE > Comune BAGNOLO DEL SALENTO". Italian Ministry of Interior.