Otranto
Italian comune
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Summary
Otranto is a comune of Italy[1]. Otranto ranks in the top 1% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,833 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: The most beautiful villages in Italy[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: province of Lecce[4]
- Country: Italy[5]
- Capital: Otranto[6]
- Shares border with: Cannole[7], Giurdignano[8], Melendugno[9], Santa Cesarea Terme[10], Uggiano la Chiesa[11], Carpignano Salentino[12], Palmariggi[13]
- Postal code: 73028[14]
- Commons category: Otranto[15]
- Licence plate code: LE[16]
- Patron saint: martyrs of Otranto[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[18], UTC+02:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 0836[20]
- Significant event: Siege of Òtranto[21]
- Official website: http://www.comune.otranto.le.it[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Otranto[23]
- Commons gallery: Otranto[24]
- Population: 5742[25], 5799[26], 5631[27]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], Pauly–Wissowa[35]
- Official name: Otranto[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Otranto[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Otranto[38]
- Native label: Otranto[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Otranto[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 15 m[41]
- Area: 77.2 km²[42]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Cities[43], WikiProject Italy[44], WikiProject Kingdom of Naples[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Otranto include Strait of Otranto[46], a strait[47], in Italy[48].
Why It Matters
Otranto has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Otranto is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Otranto include Strait of Otranto[46], a strait[47], in Italy[48].