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Uggiano la Chiesa

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Lecce (LE)

Elevation
  
77 m (253 ft)

Area
  
14 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 7:16 PM

Patron saint
  
Mary Magdalene

Region
  
Apulia

Frazioni
  
Casamassella

Demonym(s)
  
Uggianesi

Province
  
Province of Lecce

Postal code
  
73020

Dialling code
  
0836

Uggiano la Chiesa

Weather
  
18°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 41% Humidity

Uggiano la Chiesa is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

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Map of 73020 Uggiano La Chiesa Province of Lecce, Italy

Main sights

  • Mother Church, finished in 1775.
  • Tower of the Angel
  • Crypt of St. Helena, a Byzantine church with remains of the original frescoes.
  • Crypt of Archangel Michael, dating to the 13th-14th centuries.

    • About 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) outside the town is the menhir of San Giovanni Malcantone, standing at more than 4 metres (13 ft).

    Twin towns

  • Atrani, Italy, since July 2006

    • References

    Uggiano la Chiesa Wikipedia
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