Monteparano

Monteparano
Muntiparanu
Comune di Monteparano
Castle of Monteparano
Castle of Monteparano
Location of Monteparano
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Monteparano is located in Italy
Monteparano
Monteparano
Location of Monteparano in Italy
Monteparano is located in Apulia
Monteparano
Monteparano
Monteparano (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°27′N 17°25′E / 40.450°N 17.417°E / 40.450; 17.417
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceTaranto (TA)
Government
 • MayorGiuseppe Grassi 
Area
 • Total
3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total
2,386
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
DemonymMonteparanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
74020
Dialing code099
Patron saintSt. Cajetan of Thiene
WebsiteOfficial website

Monteparano (Salentino: Muntiparanu) is a town and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Monteparano was historically an Arbëreshë settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population from ISTAT
  3. ^ P. Bruni, ed. (2004). Arbëreshë: cultura e civiltà di un popolo. p. 33. ISBN 9788824020091.