Salice Salentino
Salice Salentino | |
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| Comune di Salice Salentino | |
Madre di Salice Salentino Church | |
Location of Salice Salentino | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′N 17°58′E / 40.383°N 17.967°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Rosato |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.87 km2 (23.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2018) | |
• Total | 8,152 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Salicesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73015 |
| Dialing code | 0832 |
| ISTAT code | 075065 |
| Patron saint | Francis of Assisi |
| Saint day | Second Sunday of October |
| Website | Official website |
Salice Salentino is a small town and comune in the southern part of Apulia, Italy, in the Salento area. It is bounded with the province of Taranto to the northwest and the province of Brindisi to the north.
Main sights include the Chiesa Madre ("Mother Church") of Santa Maria Assunta (16th century) and the convent of the Friars Minor (1597-1597). Its coat of arms features a tree in the middle of a shield and a golden crown on top.