Lecce

Lecce ( from Latin: Lupiae ) is a city on the Salento peninsula in Puglia in Italy. Lecce is also the capital of the province of Lecce, and has 89 598 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).

In the countryside of Lecce, a soft tufa stone is mined ( Pietra Leccese ), which enabled the rapid spread of Lecce Baroque style, its numerous buildings can be admired in the town center. Because of the city 's barocco Leccese it was also called the "Florence of the Rococo " or " Florence of the South ". One of the most famous examples of the Baroque style of Lecce is the facade of the Basilica of Santa Croce.

Lecce is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce.

History

The foundation of the city lies the legend, in 1211 BC and Malemnius is attributed to the son of Dasumnus and first king of the Salentine. Continue the legend goes, the city was occupied after the destruction of Troy by Lictius Idomeneus, who is said to have given her her name and she opened for the Greek culture. The actual origin of the city Lecce is shrouded in darkness. In the 3rd century to the fabled Holy Oronzo, who is venerated as a saint city only since the plague epidemic in 1658, the region have converted to Christianity and have become the first bishop of Lecce. Even less is known about the period from the 4th to the 11th century. It was a time of fighting, looting, exploitation; one of the bleakest of the Middle Ages.

Since the conquest of southern Italy by the Normans Lecce was the center of the county of Lecce. The city experienced its heyday in the late Middle Ages. The County of Lecce was then united ( 1360 ) with the county Enghien and slowly awoke to new life after the descent, which she had fallen after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and during the following years.

Their economic and artistic heyday the city 1550-1750. Those days the city of Lecce also received its present characteristic - Baroque appearance. The numerous buildings of typical Lecce Lecce Baroque style have the nickname " Florence of the Baroque " introduced. Although Lecce the achievements of the modern era not locked, but it has largely retained their original appearance. The Roman amphitheater was uncovered at the time of Mussolini partially, with valuable older buildings were demolished. 1955, the State University of Lecce ( Università del Salento today ) was founded.

Attractions

  • Basilica of Santa Croce
  • Church of St. Niccolò and Cataldo, founded in 1180 by Tancred of Lecce
  • Piazza del Duomo
  • Roman Amphitheatre
  • Piazza Sant'Oronzo
  • Piazza Mazzini

Policy

Paolo Perrone ( Popolo della Libertà ) was chosen on 28 May 2007 and re-elected mayor on May 7, 2012. Its current center-right alliance is with 23 of 32 seats, the majority in the City Council.

Demographics

Source: ISTAT

Economy

Major industries of today prosperous city are wine trade and tobacco processing. In the surrounding area, an intensive Farm has developed.

An important economic factor is the military. South of the town is the military airfield Lecce Gala Tina, on the east by the Adriatic coast between frigole and San Cataldo, the cavalry and armored troops school of the army with the practice field Torre Veneri. The school also has facilities in downtown.

Traffic

Lecce is very easy to reach with the Italian state railway from Bologna over Rimini and Bari.

The nearest international airport is Brindisi Airport, north of Lecce 50 km away. Around the city there are several small airfields.

By car Lecce can be reached via the well-developed and toll-free SS 16 (E 55) from Bari via Brindisi. The urban core is surrounded by a ring of the state road SS 16 with about 7 km in diameter, so that the narrow streets are hardly loaded indoors with through traffic.

Sports

Lecce is the home of the Italian football club Lecce, which plays its games at the local Stadio Via del Mare.

Twinning

Lecce maintains partnerships with

  • Ostrow Wielkopolski Poland, Poland
  • Spain Valladolid, Spain
  • Czech Republic Prague 's 9th district, Czech Republic

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Tancred of Lecce (* around 1138, † 1194), Count of Lecce and King of Sicily
  • Antonio De Viti De Marco (1858-1943), economist and politician
  • Tito Schipa (1889-1965), singer and composer
  • Oronzo Reale (1902-1988), lawyer, journalist and politician ( PRI)
  • Gino De Sanctis (1912-2001), journalist, author and screenwriter
  • Ennio De Giorgi (1928-1996), mathematician
  • Mino Delle Site (1914-1990), artist
  • Armando Gentilucci (1939-1989), composer, conductor and essayist
  • Franco Simone ( b. 1949 ), singer and songwriter
  • Franco Causio ( b. 1949 ), football player
  • Massimo Inguscio ( b. 1950 ), Physicist
  • Ivan Fedele ( born 1953 ), composer
  • Raffaele Baldassarre (* 1956), politician
  • Sergio Brio ( b. 1956 ), football player and coach
  • Pasquale Bruno ( b. 1962 ), football player
  • Fabio Novembre (born 1966 ), designer and architect
  • Francesco Moriero (born 1969 ), football player and coach
  • Antonio Conte (born 1969 ), football player and coach
  • Marco Materazzi (born 1973 ), football player
  • Fabrizio Miccoli ( born 1979 ), football player
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