Cannole

Cannole (Salentino: Cànnole or Cànnule; Griko: Κάννουλα translit. Cànnula) is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy, in what could be the "tip" of the "heel" of Italy. It is 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-east of Lecce.

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Cannole Griko: Cannula
Comune
Comune di Cannole
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Coordinates: 40°09′58″N 18°21′55″E / 40.16611°N 18.36528°E / 40.16611; 18.36528
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Lecce (LE)
Area [1]
• Total	20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population  (November 2008)[2]
• Total	1,802
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym	Cannolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	73020
Dialing code	0836
ISTAT code	075012
Patron saint	San Vincenzo Ferreri
Saint day	5 April
Website	Official website
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The inhabitants of Cannole, alongside Italian, also speak Griko, a Greek dialect. The language, folklore, traditions and history of Cannole, like those of the eight other cities in the area called "Salentine Greece", reveal significant Greek influences over the course of time, presumably from the time of the Byzantine control, or even the ancient Magna Graecia colonisation in the 8th century BCE.

1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ Population from ISTAT

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