Uggiano la Chiesa

Uggiano la Chiesa
Comune
Comune di Uggiano la Chiesa
Mother Church of Uggiano
Coat of arms
Location of Uggiano la Chiesa
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Coordinates: 40°06′N 18°27′E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Lecce (LE)
Frazioni	Casamassella
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Salvatore Piconese
Area [1]
• Total	14 km^2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Population  (30 September 2017)[2]
• Total	4,488
• Density	320/km^2 (830/sq mi)
Demonym	Uggianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	73020
Dialing code	0836
Patron saint	St. Mary Magdelene
Saint day	July 22
Website	Official website

Uggiano la Chiesa (Salentino: Uššànu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east 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

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.