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Cisternino (Barese: Cïsterninë) is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the coast of south-eastern Italy, approximately north-west of the city of Brindisi. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Its main economic activities are tourism, the growing of olives and grapes, and dairy farming.

Key facts

Italian comune.name
Cisternino
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Cisternino
Italian comune.image_skyline
Cisternino - Piazza Pellegrino Rossi - 1.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
Piazza Pellegrino Rossi, in the old town
Italian comune.image_shield
Cisternino-Stemma.png
Italian comune.shield_size
px
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
left
Italian comune.region
Apulia
Italian comune.province
Brindisi (BR)
Italian comune.frazioni
Caranna, Casalini, Marinelli, Sisto
Italian comune.mayor
Luca Convertini
Italian comune.area_total_km2
54.17
Italian comune.population_total
11600
Italian comune.population_as_of
28 February 2014
Italian comune.population_demonym
Cistranesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
392
Italian comune.saint
St. Quiricus
Italian comune.day
July 15

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Cisternino
Demonym
cistranesi
Population
11139
Area
54.17
Elevation
374
Image
Veduta valle d itria cisternino.jpg
Dialing code
080
Licence plate code
BR
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Commons category
Cisternino
postal code
72014
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  • Food
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  • Twin towns
  • Notable people
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Cisternino (Barese: Cïsterninë) is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the coast of south-eastern Italy, approximately north-west of the city of Brindisi. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Its main economic activities are tourism, the growing of olives and grapes, and dairy farming.

Cisternino sits in a historic zone of Itria Valley (in Italian: ''Valle d'Itria), known for its prehistoric conical, dry stone houses called trulli, which are preserved under UNESCO safeguards due to their cultural significance, dry stone walls (muretti a secco), and its fertile soil which makes it the home of the Salento wine region. In 2014, Cisternino was declared the Cittaslow City of the Year.

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