Acquarica del Capo | |
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Comune di Acquarica del Capo | |
Coordinates: E39°54′46″N 18°14′46″E / 39.91278°N 18.24611°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Province | Lecce (LE) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francesco Ferraro |
Area | |
• Total | 18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 4,710 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Demonym | Acquaricesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 73040 |
Dialing code | 0833 |
Patron saint | St. Charles Borromeo |
Saint day | November 4 |
Website | Official website |
Acquarica del Capo was a town and comune in the province of Lecce, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. In 2019 it was merged with the adjacent Presicce to form Presicce-Acquarica.
It is located in Salento, 10 km from the Ionian Sea and 60 km from Lecce. Its origins are medieval and it grew around a Norman fortification. Later it was transformed into a castle town by the Aragonese.