Cisternino | |
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| Comune di Cisternino | |
 View of Cisternino | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cisternino  | |
  Cisternino Location of Cisternino in Italy  Cisternino Cisternino (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′N 17°26′E / 40.733°N 17.433°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Brindisi (BR) |
| Frazioni | Caranna, Casalini, Marinelli, Sisto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luca Convertini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.17 km2 (20.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,600 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cistranesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 72014 |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Patron saint | St. Quiricus |
| Saint day | July 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Cisternino is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the coast of south-eastern Italy, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of the city of Brindisi. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3] Its main economic activities are tourism, the growing of olives and grapes, and dairy farming.
Cisternino sits in a historic zone of Itria Valley (in Italian: Valle d'Itria), known for its prehistoric conical, dry stone houses called trulli, which are preserved under UNESCO safeguards due to their cultural significance, dry stone walls (muretti a secco), and its fertile soil which makes it the home of the Salento wine region. In 2014, Cisternino was declared the Cittaslow City of the Year.