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]