Otranto
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| State of | Italy |
| region | Apulien |
| province | of leakages (LE) |
| geographical layer | of coordinates: 40° 9 ' 0 " N, 18° 29 ' 0 " O 40° 9 ' 0 " N, 18° 29 ' 0 " O |
| height | of 15 m and. NN |
| surface | 76 km ² |
| inhabitant | 5506 (2005) |
| population density | 72 Einw. /km ² |
| postal zip code | 73028 |
| preselection | 0836 |
| ISTAT - code | 075057 |
| Fiskal code | G188 |
| name of the inhabitants | Idruntini or Otrantini |
| protection patron | Beati Martiri Idruntini |
| Website | Otranto |
Otranto [oˈtranto] is a port in the province of leakages in Apulien, Italy.
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situation and data
the city is because of the southern end of the east coast of Italy on the peninsula Salento, about 35 kilometers southeast of leakages. The strait those the city is pre-aged, as road of Otranto is designated. In Otranto live 5506 inhabitants (conditions to 31. August 2005).
history
Otranto decreases/goes back to the settlement Hydrus created by Greeks . It was among the Romans as Hydruntum an important connecting port to Epirus. 1480 conquered the Osmanen the first locality on Italian soil. In the year 1481 the city was back conquered.
environment
objects of interest in the environment are:
- Aliminisee
- the cathedral the myth and the narrations of old mosaics
traffic
Otranto, to after the city designated 70 km broad road of Otranto convenient, have a driving and a freight port. Driving connections exist to Greece (Korfu, Igoumenitsa and Patras) as well as into the Albanian city Vlora.
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