Skip to content
Salento

File:The_heel_of_the_boot_of_Italy.jpeg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ735628· pop 53· linked from 328 articles

región histórica, geográfica y cultural del sudeste de Italia

AI overview

Salento is a cultural and geographic region located at the southern tip of Apulia in Italy, often called the "heel" of the Italian peninsula's boot shape. It spans across parts of three provinces and is notable for its distinct historical and cultural identity within southern Italy.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Salento
Settlement.settlement_type
historical and geographic region
Settlement.image_skyline
The heel of the boot of Italy.jpeg
Settlement.image_caption
A view of Salento from satellite
Settlement.image_map
Salentomap.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Geographical borders of Salento (the so called "messapic threshold")
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Regions
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Apulia
Settlement.flag_border
yes
Settlement.native_name
Salentu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Provinces
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Taranto, Brindisi, Lecce
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+2
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal codes
Settlement.postal_code
73001-73100, 72012-72015, 72017-72018, 72020-72027, 72029, 74100
Settlement.area_land_km2
5856.57

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
peninsula
Demonym
Salentino
Country
Italy
Located in
Apulia
Image
Taranto gulf from sat.jpg
Show 3 more facts
Commons category
Salento
topic's main category
Category:Salento
different from
Salento
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

Article · Español

La península salentina o península de Salento (en italiano Penisola salentina) es una península que se encuentra en el sureste de Italia. Toda la península pertenece a Apulia. El lugar más meridional de la península es el . En esta pequeña península se encuentran las siguientes ciudades: Tarento, Lecce, Manduria, Nardò, Mesagne, y Ostuni. Las costas de la península pertenecen al golfo de Tarento, canal de Otranto y mar Jónico (todas estas aguas pertenecen al mar Mediterráneo). * Datos: Q10745076 Salento (comarca)

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Gallery (17)

On the map

3 mapped locations