Lecce
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Lecce (Italian: [ˈlettʃe] (
listen), Griko: Luppìu, Laitin: Lupiae, Ancient Greek: Ἀλήσιον) is a historic ceety o 95,200 indwallers in soothren Italy, the caipital o the province o Lecce, the seicont province in the region bi population, as well as ane o the maist important ceeties o Puglia. It is the main ceety o the Salentine Peninsula, a sub-peninsula at the heel o the Italian Peninsula an is ower 2,000 year auld.
Acause o the rich Baroque airchitectural monuments foond in the ceety, Lecce is commonly nicknamed[2] "The Florence o the Sooth". The ceety an aa haes a lang tradeetional affinity wit Greek cultur gangin back tae its foondation; the Messapii who foondit the ceety are said tae hae been Cretans in Greek records.[3] Tae this day, in the Grecìa Salentina, a group o touns nae far frae Lecce, the griko leid is still spoken.
In terms o industry the "Lecce stane" is the ceety's main export, acause it is very saft an malleable, thus suitable for sculpturs. Lecce stane is a kind o limestane.[4] Lecce is an aa an important agricultural centre, chiefly for its olive ile an wine production, as well as an industrial centre specialisin in ceramic production.
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Twin ceeties
Murcia, Spain, syne 2002
Skopje, Macedonie, syne 2005
Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, syne 2006
Bristol, Unitit Kinrick, syne 2011
Prague, Czech Republic, syne 2011
Melbourne, Australie
Palermo, Italy- Valladolid, Spain
- Verona, Italy
Barranquilla, Colombie
References
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