Erchie
Erchie
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| Comune di Erchie | |
Ducal Palace at Erchie, with columns of Saints Irene and Lucia | |
Location of Erchie | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′N 17°44′E / 40.433°N 17.733°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Brindisi (BR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 44 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017) | |
• Total | 8,671 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Erchiolani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 72020 |
| Dialing code | 0831 |
| Patron saint | Santa Lucia and Sant'Irene |
| Saint day | 5 June and 13 December |
| Website | Official website |
Erchie (Brindisino: Erchi) is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the south-east Italy coast. Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes.