Taurisano
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| Taurisano | |||
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| Comune di Taurisano | |||
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 Taurisano
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| Coordinates: 39°57′N 18°10′E / 39.95°N 18.167°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Puglia | ||
| Province | Lecce (LE) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Lucio Di Seclì | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 23 km2 (9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) | ||
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 12,675 | ||
| • Density | 551/km2 (1,427/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Taurisanesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 73056 | ||
| Dialing code | 0833 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Stephen | ||
| Saint day | 3 August | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Taurisano is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
As of December 2010[update], the population was 12,675. Nearby towns are Acquarica del Capo, Casarano, Ruffano and Ugento.
The town of Taurisano is the place of birth of the philosopher Giulio Cesare Vanini.
[edit] Main sights
- Church of Santa Maria di Strada, in Apulian-Romanesque style (mid-13th/early 14th centuries). The façade has a portal sided by two plinths, which support two crouching animals (a bull and a lion); the architrave has a bas-relief depicting the Annunciation. At the side, under the bell-gable, is a Byzantine sundial with the time written both in Latin and Greek characters.
- Church of Santo Stefano Protomartire (15th century, but later rebuilt in 1796).
- Church of San Nicola della Consolata (1733), annexed to the Ducal Palace. The latter was completed in 1770 above an Angevine 13th century castle, and has a 16th century tower with Guelph merlons.
- Remains of the Byzantine Chapel of San Donato (7th-8th centuries)
- Megalith of Specchia Silva and Sanjetti Menhir
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