Morciano di Leuca | |
Official Name: | Comune di Morciano di Leuca |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 39.85°N 37°W |
Region: | Apulia |
Province: | (LE) |
Frazioni: | Barbarano del Capo, Marina di Torre Vado |
Mayor: | Lorenzo Ricchiuti |
Area Total Km2: | 13.57 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3121 |
Population As Of: | 31 August 2020 |
Population Demonym: | Morcianesi |
Elevation M: | 130 |
Saint: | Saint John the Merciful |
Day: | 23 January |
Postal Code: | 73040 |
Area Code: | 0833 |
Morciano di Leuca is a town and comune of 3,121 inhabitants in the province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
The origins of Morciano di Leuca probably go back to the 9th century AD, with the destruction of the city by the Saracens. In 1190 king Tancred of Sicily gave Sinibaldo Sambiasi the fief of Morciano, which remained under his family until the 13th century. Later it was acquired by other barons, including Walter VI of Brienne (1335).