San Vito dei Normanni

San Vito dei Normanni
Comune di San Vito dei Normanni
Nickname: 
Santu Vitu
Motto: 
Noli Me Tangere
Location of San Vito dei Normanni
San Vito dei Normanni
Location of San Vito dei Normanni in Italy
San Vito dei Normanni
San Vito dei Normanni (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°39′29″N 17°42′28″E / 40.65806°N 17.70778°E / 40.65806; 17.70778
CountryItaly
Region Apulia
ProvinceProvince of Brindisi
Founded1050 - 1111 AD
FrazioniConforto, Favorita, San Giacomo, San Vito Scalo
Government
  MayorDomenico Conte
Area
  Total
66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
19,888
  Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
72019
Dialing code0831
Patron saintSt Vitus of Lucania and St Vincent Ferrer
Saint day15 June

San Vito dei Normanni (Sanvitese: Santu Vitu), historically known as San Vito degli Schiavoni is an Italian town of 19,947 inhabitants of the province of Brindisi in Apulia. The inhabitants are called Sanvitesi (or Santuvitisi in dialect) and the town is sometimes referred to as San Vito.