Demonym(s) Vegliesi Area 61.35 km² Local time Saturday 10:35 PM | Elevation 47 m (154 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Postal code 73010 Dialling code 0832 | |
Weather 14°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Veglie is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Veglie is 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Lecce and 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of the sea, the Gulf of Taranto.
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Map of 73010 Veglie Province of Lecce, Italy
Civil parrishes
Bounding communes
History
Veglie was founded around the 10th century. Veglie was a small village.
The tomb founded in Via Novoli in 1957 dates back to the Messapic times it is displayed in a provincial museum. Regarding the name, Francesco Ribezzo think that the origin of the name comes from the pre-Messapic "vel" of the Mediterranean origin meaning "elevation".
Economy
Its main industry are agriculture which features olive and wine production and manufacturers. Ice cream is also produced in the village.
References
Veglie Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA