Bagnolo del Salento

Comune in Apulia, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Bagnolo del Salento

40°9′N 18°21′E / 40.150°N 18.350°E / 40.150; 18.350CountryItalyRegionApuliaProvinceLecce (LE)Government

• MayorSonia MarianoArea

^[1]

• Total6.74 km² (2.60 sq mi)Elevation

100 m (300 ft)Population

(30 April 2017)^[2]

• Total1,814 • Density270/km² (700/sq mi)DemonymBagnolesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

73020

Dialing code0836Patron saintSaint GeorgeSaint day23 AprilWebsiteOfficial 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

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