Zollino

Zollino

Zollino

Comune in Apulia, Italy

Zollino (Griko: Τσουḍḍίνου, translit. Tsuḍḍinu; Salentino: Tsuḍḍinu) is a small town and comune of 2,194 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina, which still keeps Greek language and traditions.

Quick Facts Tsuḍḍinu, Country ...

History

Zollino's territory was settled in pre-historic times, as attested by the presence of dolmens and menhirs in the area. Its foundation origin is not clear: it could be an Iapygian colony from the nearby Apigliano, or a rural offshoot of Soleto. In historical ancient times it was an important trade centre between the Ionian and the Adriatic coasts.

In the Middle Ages, it belonged to the county of Lecce founded by the Hauteville Normands. In 1190 king Tancred of Sicily donated it to Berlinghiero Chiaromonte. After belonging to the Principality of Taranto, in 1463 it became a possession of Raimondello Orsini del Balzo. Afterwards the latter's death Zollino was again a direct royal possession and, later, a fief of the Granafei marquisses of Sternatia.

Main sights

  • Mother Church of Saints Peter and Paul
  • Menhir S. Anna
  • Menhir "Stazione"
  • Dolmen "Cranzari"
  • The hypogeum oil mill
  • Church of S. Anna
  • Pozzelle
  • Church of Saint Joseph
  • Statue of Martin Zoleno
  • Church of Madonna of Loreto

Transportation

Zollino has a station on the Lecce-Gallipoli and Zollino-Gagliano del Capo railroads, served by the Ferrovie del Sud Est.

By road, it can be reached through the Lecce-Maglie SS16 Adriatica state road.

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]
    Population from ISTAT




Stub icon

This Apulia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Zollino, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.