Lesina is a town and comune, former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see on the northern side of Monte Gargano in the province of Foggia, in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

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Lesina
Comune
Comune di Lesina
Coat of arms
Location of Lesina
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Coordinates: 41°51′45″N 15°21′10″E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Foggia (FG)
Frazioni	Ripalta
Government
• Mayor	Pasquale Tucci
Area [1]
• Total	159 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population  (28 February 2017)[2]
• Total	6,346
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym	Lesinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	71010
Dialing code	0882
Patron saint	St. Primianus, St. Roch, Annunciation of Mary
Saint day	May 15
Website	Official website

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Lesina lies on the northern side of Gargano and on the shores of the lake with the same name. It is a maritime village known for the production of (female) eels. The site, populated since the Neolithic era, is a narrow strip of land covered with sandy dunes and little woods, separating the lake from the sea, which creeps into its waters through two canals (Aquarotta and Schiapparo).

Devio hill, only 252 metres (827 ft) high, divides the two lakes, Lesina and Varano, and some findings of the Neolithic era have been found there. Lesina, built after the immigration of Dalmatian fishers, and known to Romans as Alexina, was often afflicted by earthquakes and sea flooding, and its population was decimated by malaria.

The hot waters of Caldoli stream, not very far and near San Nazario Sanctuary, testify to its volcanic activities. The first patron saint of the town is San Primiano Martire, celebrated on 15 May.

Lesina became a bishopric in the thirteenth century until it was suppressed into the diocese of Larino around the year 1567. It was restored as a titular see in 1968.^[3]

• Lesina Cathedral
• Episcopal Palace (13th century)
• Natural Museum of the Lake Lesina