San Vito dei Normanni

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Comune di San Vito dei Normanni
name = San Vito dei Normanni
nickname = Santu Vitu
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motto = Noli Me Tangere
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pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name = Italy
subdivision_name1 = Apulia
subdivision_name2 = Province of Brindisi
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Antonello Trizza
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1050 - 1111 AD
latd = 40
latm = 39
lats = 29
latNS = N
longd = 17
longm = 42
longs = 28
longEW = E
elevation_m = 108
area_total_km2 = 66
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CET
utc_offset_DST = +2
population_as_of = 2007
population_total = 19888
population_density_km2 = 301.3
postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 72019
area_code = 0831
saint = St. Vitus of Lucania and St. Vincent Ferreri
day = June 15th
parts_type = Frazioni
p1 = Conforto
p2 = Favorita
p3 = San Giacomo
p4 = San Vito Scalo

San Vito dei Normanni is a small Italian city. It is located it the southern part of the region of Apulia, in the province of Brindisi.

Geography

San Vito is situated on the northwestern side of the Salento peninsula, 9km from the Adriatic sea and 45km from the Ionian sea. The morphology of the area is mostly flat, and slightly hilly on the Carovigno border. Its altitude ranges from 57m to 146m.

These are its distances from the major cities of Apulia:
* 21,6 km from Brindisi,
* 59,1 km from Lecce,
* 61,1 km from Taranto,
*101,6 km from Bari,
*152,7 km from Trani,
*160,8 km from Andria,
*165,8 km from Barletta,
*235,3 km from Foggia.

Landmarks

The largest church in the city is the Basilica of Santa Maria della Vittoria, locally known as the Chiesa Madre (Mother Church), which shows evidence of previous wars from the fist-sized holes that can be seen in and around the exterior.

A public library provides Internet access on the northwest side of town.

Celebrities born in San Vito

* Lanza del Vasto
* Leonardo Leo

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVArHMPwT5I Photos and videos of San Vito dei Normanni on youtube]

For more information, see the community and regional websites:
* [http://www.comune.sanvitodeinormanni.br.it/ Community Site of San Vito dei Normanni]
* [http://www.regione.puglia.it/quiregione/start.php Regional Site for Apulia (Puglia in Italian)]
* [http://www.sanvitoinrete.it San Vito on the Web]
* [http://www.arcobaleno.br.it News of San Vito dei Normanni]

*it [http://www.altosalentorivieradeitrulli.it/nuova_pagina_3.htm San Vito dei Normanni -Salento high coast of the trulli-]