Nociglia

Nociglia is a Southeast Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2400 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) in the province of Lecce in Puglia. The municipality is situated approximately 38 km south-southeast of Lecce in southern Salento. By the Ionian Sea, there are about ten kilometers to the east. Nociglia Unione dei Comuni belongs to delle Terre di Mezzo.

History

The municipality has been inhabited since the 3rd century BC. Originally Messapians lived here. On the Via Traiana then there was a Nucillium in Roman times.

Traffic

Through the community, the Strada Statale 275 di Santa Maria di Leuca leads from Maglie after Castrignano del Capo.

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