Alessano

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{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Alessano

| official_name = Comune di Alessano

| native_name ={{native name|el|Alexianòn}}

| image_skyline = Alessano Panorama.jpg

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| image_caption = View of Alessano

| image_shield = Alessano-Stemma.png

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| pushpin_label_position = left

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| coordinates = {{coord|39|53|N|18|20|E|display=inline,title}}

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| region = Apulia

| province = Lecce (LE)

| frazioni = Marina di Novaglie, Montesardo

| mayor_party =

| mayor = Osvaldo Stendardo

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 28.69

| population_total = 6391

| population_as_of = 22 July 2018

| population_footnotes = Population from ISTAT

| population_demonym = Alessanesi

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 140

| twin1 =

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| saint = St. Trifone

| day = Last Monday in July

| postal_code = 73031

| area_code = 0833

| website = {{Official website|https://www.comune.alessano.le.it/hh/index.php}}

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Alessano ({{langx|grc|Ἀλεξιανόν|Alexianón}}){{citation needed|date=May 2019}} is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, part of Apulia region of south-east Italy.

Main sights

  • Mother Church of San Salvatore (late 18th century)
  • Church of Sant'Antonio (late 16th-early 17th centuries)
  • Church of Chapuchins
  • Church of the Crucifix (1651)
  • Ducal Palace, a fortified noble residence built in the late 15th century

References

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{{Province of Lecce}}

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Category:Cities and towns in Apulia

Category:Localities of Salento

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