Zollino
Sign in to saveZollino (Griko: , translit. ; Salentino: ) is a small town and comune of 2,194 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina, which still keeps Greek language and traditions.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Zollino
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Zollino
- Italian comune.native_name
- Τσουλλίνου/Tsuḍḍinu (Griko)Tsuḍḍinu (Salentino)
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Zollino-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.shield_alt
- Coat of arms of Zollino
- Italian comune.province
- (LE)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Martin Zollino
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 9
- Italian comune.population_total
- 2105
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- November 2008
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Zollinesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 90
- Italian comune.saint
- Sant'Antonio di Padova
- Italian comune.day
- 13 June and 23 August
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 73010
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0836
- Italian comune.istat
- 075094
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Calimera, Corigliano d'Otranto, Martano, Martignano, Soleto, Sternatia
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Zollino (Griko: , translit. ; Salentino: ) is a small town and comune of 2,194 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina, which still keeps Greek language and traditions.
==History== Archaeological evidence suggests the area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as indicated by the presence dolmens and menhir structures. The exact origin of its foundation is uncertain: one theory suggests Zollino was established as a Iapygian colony from the nearby village of Apigliano. Another theory proposes that Zollino began as a rural settlement of people from the nearby town of Soleto, from which its ancient name Solino is believed to have originated. In ancient times, Zollino was an important trade centre between the Ionian and the Adriatic coasts.