Leverano

Leverano

Leverano is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the southeastern part of the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Its 2001 population was 13,981.

Bounding communes

*Arnesano
*Carmiano
*Copertino
*Nardò
*Veglie

Population History

History

Leverano was severely destroyed by the Ostrogoth Totila, it was also destroyed by the Arabs in the 9th century. A tower was later built in 1220 and it protected against pirate raids. The tower is built with Norman architecture.

Twinning

* Sfakiotes, Greece

External links

* [http://www.comune.leverano.le.it// Official site]


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