Castro, Apulia
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| Comune di Castro | |||
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| Coordinates: 40°1′N 18°24′E / 40.017°N 18.4°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Puglia | ||
| Province | Lecce (LE) | ||
| Frazioni | Castro Marina | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Luigi Carrozzo | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) | ||
| Population (September 2009)[1] | |||
| • Total | 2,516 | ||
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (0/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Castrensi or Castrioti | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 73030 | ||
| Dialing code | 0836 | ||
| Patron saint | Maria SS. Annunziata (principal) and Santa Dorotea | ||
| Saint day | 25 April and 6 February | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Castro is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-eastern Italy.
[edit] History
Castro derives its name from Castrum Minervae (Latin for "Minerva's castle"), which was an ancient town of the Sallentini, c. 15 km south of Hydruntum. Its ancient temple of Minerva was said to have been founded by Idomeneus, who formed the tribe of the Sallentini from a mixture of Cretans, Illyrians and Italian Locrians.
It is also said to have been the place where Aeneas first landed in Italy, the port of which he named Portus Veneris ("Port of Venus"). The temple had lost some of its importance in Strabo's day.
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[edit] External links
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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