Casarano
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Casarano
| official_name = Comune di Casarano
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Casarano veduta.jpg
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| image_caption = Panorama of Casarano
| image_shield = Casarano-Stemma.png
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| pushpin_label_position = left
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| coordinates = {{coord|40|1|N|18|10|E|region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = {{flag|Apulia}}
| province = {{ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=LE}} (LE)
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Ottavio De Nuzzo
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 38
| population_footnotes = Population from ISTAT
| population_total = 20169
| population_as_of = 13 May 2017
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| population_demonym = Casaranesi
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_min_m =
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| elevation_m = 109
| saint = San Giovanni Elemosiniere and Santa Maria della Campana
| day = Monday after the third Sunday of May
| postal_code = 73042
| area_code = 0833
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.casarano.le.it/}}
| footnotes =
| istat = 075016
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Casarano (Salentino: {{lang|scn|Casaranu}}) is a town and sixth most populous comune in the Italian province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of South-East Italy. The town's economy is mostly agriculture-based, with olive oil being the main product. The Church of Santa Maria Della Croce is one of the oldest Christian sites in the world.
Twin towns
References
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External links
- [http://www.comune.casarano.le.it/ Official website]
- [http://www.tuttocasarano.it/ Website about Casarano]
- [http://www.casaranosport.it/ Website about Casarano's sports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126011402/http://www.casaranosport.it/ |date=2020-11-26 }}
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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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