Veglie is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Veglie is located 20 km west of Lecce and 12 km east of the sea, the Gulf of Taranto.
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[edit] Bounding communes
[edit] Population History
| Year |
Population |
| 1861 |
2,259 |
| 1871 |
2,303 |
| 1881 |
2,708 |
| 1901 |
3,441 |
| 1911 |
3,773 |
| 1921 |
4,577 |
| 1931 |
5,467 |
| 1936 |
6,332 |
| 1951 |
8,434 |
| 1961 |
10,194 |
| 1971 |
11,085 |
| 1981 |
12,650 |
| 1991 |
13,639 |
| 2001 |
14,022 |
| 2004 |
14,227 |
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Madonna of Favana's Crypt
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[edit] History
Veglie was founded around the 10th century. Veglie was a small village.
The tomb founded in Via Novoli in 1957 dates back to the Messapic times it is displayed in a provincial museum. Regarding the name, Francesco Ribezzo think that the origin of the name comes from the pre-Messapic "vel" of the Mediterranean origin meaning "elevation".
[edit] Economy
Its main industry are agriculture which features olive and wine production and manufacturers. Ice cream is also produced in the village.
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