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

Bagnolo del Salento
Comune di Bagnolo del Salento
Coat of arms
Location of Bagnolo del Salento
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Bagnolo del Salento is located in Italy
Bagnolo del Salento
Bagnolo del Salento
Location of Bagnolo del Salento in Italy
Bagnolo del Salento is located in Apulia
Bagnolo del Salento
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
 • Total6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total1,814
 • Density270/km2 (700/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

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 edit

  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.