Galatina
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| Comune di Galatina | |
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Location of Galatina  | |
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| Coordinates: 40°10′N 18°10′E / 40.167°N 18.167°E / 40.167; 18.167 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Frazioni | Collemeto, Noha, Santa Barbara, Aeroporto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcello Pasquale Amante |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.65 km2 (31.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Population
(31 December 2017)[2]
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| • Total | 26,887 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Galatinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
73013
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| Dialing code | 0836 |
| Patron saint | St. Peter and St. Paul |
| Saint day | 29 and 30 June |
| Website | Official website |
Galatina (Griko: Ας Πέτρο, romanized: As Pètro; Salentino: San Pietru), known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina,[3] is a town and comune in the Province of LecceinApulia, southern Italy. It is situated about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of the city of Lecce.
In the neighbourhood is the small church of San Paolo. It houses a well which, according to tradition, was able to heal people bitten by poisonous tarantulas (those bitten are called tarantatiorpizzicati in the local dialect).
Galatina has a station on the Ferrovie Sud-Est line to Lecce. Road connections include the SS16 Adriatica state highway, the SS101 state road, also to Lecce, and the SS 613 Brindisi-Lecce highway.
Near Galatina is the static inverter plant of HVDC Italy-Greece.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Galatina". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 396.
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