San Vito dei Normanni
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| Comune di San Vito dei Normanni | ||
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| Nickname(s): Santu Vitu | ||
| Motto: Noli Me Tangere | ||
 San Vito dei Normanni
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| Coordinates: 40°39′29″N 17°42′28″E / 40.65806°N 17.70778°ECoordinates: 40°39′29″N 17°42′28″E / 40.65806°N 17.70778°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
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 Apulia
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| Province / Metropolitan city | Province of Brindisi | |
| Founded | 1050 - 1111 AD | |
| Frazioni | Conforto, Favorita, San Giacomo, San Vito Scalo | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Domenico Conte | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 66 km2 (25 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Total | 19,888 | |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 72019 | |
| Dialing code | 0831 | |
| Patron saint | St Vitus of Lucania and St Vincent Ferrer | |
| Saint day | 15 June | |
San Vito dei Normanni (Santu Vitu in local dialect) is an Italian town of 19,947 inhabitants of the province of Brindisi in Apulia. The inhabitants are called Sanvitesi (or Santuvitisi in dialect) and the town is sometimes referred to as San Vito.
The town is located in the northeast of the Salento plains, not far from the Itria Valley. The geomorphology of the land is flat, slightly on the border with the municipalities of Carovigno and Ostuni. It is located 9 kilometres (6 miles) from the Adriatic coast, the port nearest beach Specchiolla, a historic marine residence of San Vito. San Vito also is 5 km (3 mi) from the Torre Guaceto, located in Serranova, a nature reserve, accessible by foot or bicycle (Pennagrossa Point), and 12 km (7 mi) from the tower which gives its name to the protected area. The Ionian Sea is about 45 km (28 mi) away. Its altitude is around 100 metres (328 feet) above sea level precisely between 57–146 m (187–479 ft). The highest point of the city center is located in Contrada Castello d'Alceste, 1,190 m (3,904 ft) asl.
The nature of the San Vito soil is limestone. The landscape is characterized by cultivated fields with oak and olive trees and divided by stone walls used to separate farms. The distances from major cities of Puglia are:
Based on averages of thirty years reference (1961–1990), the average temperature of the most cold month January, stands around 9.5 °C (49.1 °F), while that of hot month, August, is around 25 °C (77 °F). Precipitation averages, less than 600 mm (23.6 in) per year.Climate classification of San Vito:
The name of the city once included the words "degli Schiavoni", meaning "of the Slavs". To escape the persecutions of the Saracens, they migrated from Slavonia to the opposite coast of the Adriatic, settling in late 963 in the fertile regions of Apulia. After that the town was called simply St Vitus, or St Vitus of the Slavs, or else San Vito in Terra d'Otranto. In 1863, after being returned to the Kingdom of Italy, which had been formed in 1861, the name of San Vito degli Schiavoni was changed and it assumed its current name of "San Vito dei Normanni" in honor of the man who is considered the founder of the medieval village, Bohemond of Hauteville (1050–1111), son of Robert Guiscard.
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