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Faggiano
Sign in to saveFaggiano is a town and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Faggiano is member of the Unione dei Comuni di Montedoro, established in September 2002. Faggiano was historically an Arbëreshë settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Faggiano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Faggiano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- VecchioComune.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of the historical centre
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Faggiano-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.shield_alt
- Coat of arms
- Italian comune.image_map
- Map of comune of Faggiano (province of Taranto, region Apulia, Italy).svg
- Italian comune.map_caption
- Location in Taranto Province
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Italian comune.region
- Apulia
- Italian comune.province
- (TA)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- San Crispieri
- Italian comune.mayor
- Antonio Cardea
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 21.06
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3539
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 28 February 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Faggianotti or Faggianesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 56
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Faggiano is a town and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Faggiano is member of the Unione dei Comuni di Montedoro, established in September 2002. Faggiano was historically an Arbëreshë settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.
Faggiano has a meme cryptocurrency token named after it on the Solana blockchain. While it bears no official affiliation to the town, it has brought more visibility to the town through the blockchain.
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