Castrignano de' Greci

Castrignano de' Greci (Griko: Καστρινιάνα, Kascignàna; Salentino: Cascignanu) is a small town and comune of 4,107 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina.

Castrignano de' Greci Kascignàna (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Castrignano de' Greci
Coat of arms
Location of Castrignano de' Greci
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Coordinates: 40°12′N 18°18′E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Lecce (LE)
Government
• Mayor	Donato Amato
Area [1]
• Total	9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (31 December 2004)[2]
• Total	4,107
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Castrignanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	73020
Dialing code	0836
Patron saint	St. Anthony of Padua
Saint day	June 13

The inhabitants of Castrignano, alongside Italian, also speak Griko which reveals significant Greek influences over the course of time, presumably from the time of the Byzantine control, or even the ancient Magna Graecia colonisation in the 8th century BCE.

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.