Squinzano Explained

Squinzano
Official Name:Comune di Squinzano
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Squinzano
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:40.4333°N 21°W
Region:Apulia
Province:Lecce (LE)
Frazioni:Casalabate
Mayor:Giovanni Marra
Area Total Km2:29.78
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:14100
Population As Of:1 January 2017
Population Demonym:Squinzanesi
Elevation M:48
Saint:St. Nicholas of Bari
Postal Code:73018
Area Code:0832

Squinzano (Salentino: Sicilian: Schinzànu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is the twelfth-most populous city in the province of Lecce.

Squinzano is also a specific area within the Apulian wine region. Squinzano DOC is produced in red and rosé versions, and is obtained principally from the Negro Amaro grape, with a small addition of Malvasia Nera di Brindisi and Malvasia Nera di Lecce.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Population from ISTAT
  2. Web site: ItalianMade.com - WINES: Squinzano DOC . www.italianmade.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20021231142607/http://www.italianmade.com/wines/doc10281.cfm . 2002-12-31.