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MANDURIA
, a See also:city of See also:Apulia, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Lecce, from which it is 27 M
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W. by road (22 m
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E. of See also:Taranto), 270 ft. above See also:sea-level, and 8 m
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N. of the See also:coast
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Pop
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(1901), 12,199 (See also:town); 13,190 (See also:commune)
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It is See also:close to the site of the See also:ancient Manduria, considerable remains of the defences of which can still be seen; they consisted of a See also:double See also:line of See also:wall built of rectangular blocks of See also: See also:Pliny mentions a See also:spring here which never changed its level, and may still be seen . The town was destroyed by the See also:Saracens in the loth See also:century; the inhabitants settled themselves on the site of the See also:present town, at first called Casalnuovo, which resumed the old name in 1700 . (T . |
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