Erchie

Erchie
Comune
Comune di Erchie
Ducal Palace at Erchie, with columns of Saints Irene and Lucia
Erchie
Location of Erchie in Italy
Coordinates: 40°26′N 17°44′E / 40.433°N 17.733°E / 40.433; 17.733Coordinates: 40°26′N 17°44′E / 40.433°N 17.733°E / 40.433; 17.733
Country Italy
Region Apulia
Province Brindisi (BR)
Area
  Total 44 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation 68 m (223 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)[1]
  Total 8,671
  Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Erchiolani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 72020
Dialing code 0831
Patron saint Santa Lucia and Sant'Irene
Saint day 5 June and 13 December
Website Official website

Erchie (Brindisino: Erchi) is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the south-east Italy coast. Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes.

People

  • Mauro Lacandia, (1990) singer (Tarantola)

References

  1. Population from ISTAT


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