Cannole

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Cannole

Griko: Cannula

Comune di Cannole

Cannole is located in Italy

Cannole

Cannole

Location of Cannole in Italy

Cannole is located in Apulia

Cannole

Cannole

Cannole (Apulia)

Coordinates: 40°09′58″N 18°21′55″E / 40.16611°N 18.36528°E
CountryItaly
Region Apulia
ProvinceLecce (LE)
Area

• Total

20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Elevation105 m (344 ft)
Population

 (November 2008)[2]

• Total

1,802
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
DemonymCannolesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code

73020

Dialing code0836
ISTAT code075012
Patron saintSan Vincenzo Ferreri
Saint day5 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Cannole (Salentino: Cànnole or Cànnule; Griko: Κάννουλα translit. Cànnula) is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy, in what could be the "tip" of the "heel" of Italy. It is 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-east of Lecce.

The inhabitants of Cannole, alongside Italian, also speak Griko, a Greek dialect. The language, folklore, traditions and history of Cannole, like those of the eight other cities in the area called "Salentine Greece", reveal significant Greek influences over the course of time, presumably from the time of the Byzantine control, or even the ancient Magna Graecia colonisation in the 8th century BCE.

  • Fountain in the garden of the castle

    Fountain in the garden of the castle

  • Square

    Square

  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