Salento
Salento (Salentino: Salentu, Salentino Griko: Σαλέντο), also known as Terra d'Otranto, is a cultural, historical and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia in Southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot". It encompasses the entire administrative area of the province of Lecce, a large part of the province of Brindisi and part of that of Taranto.
Salento
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Historical Region | |
Salento in red | |
| Country | Italy |
| Regions | Apulia |
| Provinces | Taranto, Brindisi, Lecce |
| Named for | Latin salum “Surrounded by Sea” |
| Area | |
| • Land | 5,856.57 km2 (2,261.23 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2017) | 1,785,500 |
| Demonym | Salentini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 |
The peninsula is also known as Terra d'Otranto, and in the past Sallentina. In ancient times it was called variously Calabria or Messapia.
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