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Veglie | |
|---|---|
 Location of the city of Veglie (red dot) within Italy. | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′N 18°10′E / 40.350°N 18.167°E | |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Province of Lecce |
| Founded | X century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernando Fai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.35 km2 (23.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 14.294 |
| • Density | 233/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 73010 |
| Area code | 0832 |
| Patron saints | Saint John the Baptist |
| Website | http://www.comune.veglie.le.it/ |
Veglie is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Veglie is located 20 km west of Lecce and 12 km east of the sea, the Gulf of Taranto.
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Bounding communes edit
Population History edit
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,259 | - | - |
| 1871 | 2,303 | - | - |
| 1881 | 2,708 | - | - |
| 1901 | 3,441 | - | - |
| 1911 | 3,773 | - | - |
| 1921 | 4,577 | - | - |
| 1931 | 5,467 | - | - |
| 1936 | 6,332 | - | - |
| 1951 | 8,434 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,194 | - | - |
| 1971 | 11,085 | - | - |
| 1981 | 12,650 | - | - |
| 1991 | 13,639 | - | - |
| 2001 | 14,022 | +383 or +2.81% | 230/km² |
| 2004 | 14,227 | +205 or +1.46% from 2001 | 234/km² |
History edit
Veglie was founded around the 10th century. Veglie was a small village.
The tomb founded in Via Novoli in 1957 dates back to the Messapic times it is displayed in a provincial museum. Regarding the name, Francesco Ribezzo think that the origin of the name comes from the pre-Messapic "vel" of the Mediterranean origin meaning "elevation".
Economy edit
Its main industry are agriculture which features olive and wine production and manufacturers. Ice cream is also produced in the village.
{{Province of Lecce}}
40°20′N 17°58′E / 40.333°N 17.967°E
[[Category:Cities and towns in Apulia]]