Tricase
Thricase (Sicilian) | |
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| Comune di Tricase | |
 Dominican convent in Tricase. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Tricase  | |
  Tricase Location of Tricase in Italy  Tricase Tricase (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′N 18°22′E / 39.933°N 18.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Frazioni | Depressa, Lucugnano, Tutino, Caprarica, Sant'Eufemia, Tricase porto, Marina serra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio De Donno |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.64 km2 (16.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 17,621 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tricasini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73039, 73030 the frazioni |
| Dialing code | 0833 |
| Patron saint | St. Vitus |
| Saint day | 15 June |
| Website | Official website |
Tricase is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, part of the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is located in the Salento traditional region. An important hospital servicing the hinterland is Cardinale Giovanni Panico General Hospital, located in Tricase.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.