Salice Salentino

Salice Salentino
Comune di Salice Salentino
Madre di Salice Salentino Church
Salice Salentino
Location of Salice Salentino in Italy
Salice Salentino
Salice Salentino (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°23′N 17°58′E / 40.383°N 17.967°E / 40.383; 17.967
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceLecce (LE)
Government
 • MayorAntonio Rosato
Area
 • Total
59.87 km2 (23.12 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2018)
 • Total
8,152
 • Density136.2/km2 (352.7/sq mi)
DemonymSalicesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73015
Dialing code0832
ISTAT code075065
Patron saintFrancis of Assisi
Saint daySecond Sunday of October
WebsiteOfficial website

Salice Salentino is a small town and comune in the southern part of Apulia, Italy, in the Salento area. It is bounded by the province of Taranto to the northwest and the province of Brindisi to the north.

Main sights include the Chiesa Madre ("Mother Church") of Santa Maria Assunta (16th century) and the convent of the Friars Minor (1597-1597). Its coat of arms features a shield bearing a weeping willow and a golden crown as a crest.