Uggiano_la_Chiesa

Uggiano la Chiesa

Uggiano la Chiesa

Comune in Apulia, Italy

Uggiano la Chiesa (Salentino: Uššànu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

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Main sights

  • Mother Church, finished in 1775.
  • Tower of the Angel
  • Crypt of St. Helena, a Byzantine church with remains of the original frescoes.
  • Crypt of Archangel Michael, dating to the 13th-14th centuries.

About 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) outside the town is the menhir of San Giovanni Malcantone, standing at more than 4 metres (13 ft).

Twin towns

  • Italy Atrani, Italy, since July 2006

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.




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