Montemesola Explained

Montemesola
Official Name:Comune di Montemesola
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Montemesola
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:40.5667°N 37°W
Region:Apulia
Province: (TA)
Mayor:Vito Antonio Punzi
Area Total Km2:16
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3836
Population As Of:30 November 2017
Population Demonym:Montemesolini
Elevation M:183
Saint:Madonna of the Rosary
Day:7 October
Postal Code:74020
Area Code:099

Montemesola is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, Apulia, southeastern Italy. Montemesola was historically an Arbëreshë settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Population from ISTAT
  2. Book: Arbëreshë: cultura e civiltà di un popolo. P. Bruni. 2004. 9788824020091. 33.