Patù

Patù is a Southeast Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1699 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Lecce in Puglia. The municipality is situated approximately 25.5 kilometers south-southwest of Lecce in southern Salento. There are four kilometers south-west or east to the Ionian Sea.

History

As in the 9th century the Saracens destroyed the city Vereto settled parts of the surviving population here. The Year of the town is set to 877 or, according to another tradition, to 924.

Traffic

Through the community, the Strada Statale 274 SALENTINA Meridional runs from Gallipoli to Castrignano del Capo.

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