Martignano | |
Official Name: | Comune di Martignano |
Native Name: | Griko Greek, Modern (1453-);: Martignàna |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 40.2333°N 33°W |
Province: | (LE) |
Mayor: | Luigi Sergio |
Area Total Km2: | 6 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1784 |
Population As Of: | November 2008 |
Population Demonym: | Martignanesi |
Elevation M: | 99 |
Saint: | San Pantaleone |
Day: | 26–27 July |
Postal Code: | 73020 |
Area Code: | 0832 |
Istat: | 075041 |
Frazioni: | Calimera, Caprarica di Lecce, Martano, Sternatia, Zollino |
Martignano (Griko: Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαρτυνιάνα, translit. Greek, Modern (1453-);: Martignàna) is a small town and comune of 1,770 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is part of Salento and is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina, an area where the Greek dialect Griko is spoken.
Marquess Giuseppe Palmieri (Martignano, 1721 - Naples, 1793) was one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment in Southern Italy.