Otranto

E97177

municipality town

Otranto is a historic coastal town in southern Italy’s Apulia region, known for its medieval castle, cathedral, and strategic position on the Adriatic Sea.

Aliases (1)

historic center of Otranto ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
areaCode	+39 0836 →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
continent	Europe →
country	Italy →
countrySubdivision	Province of Lecce → Region of Apulia →
diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Otranto →
distanceTo	approximately 40 km from Lecce →
economy	agriculture → fishing → tourism →
hasBeach	Alimini beaches → Baia dei Turchi →
hasBodyOfWater	Otranto harbor →
hasHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage tentative list site →
hasLandmark	Castello Aragonese di Otranto → Otranto Cathedral → Port of Otranto → historic center of Otranto →
hasLiteraryConnection	The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole →
hasSaint	Martyrs of Otranto →
hasStructure	city walls → fortifications →
historicalEvent	Ottoman siege of Otranto (1480–1481) →
knownFor	cathedral → historic coastal town → medieval castle → strategic position on the Adriatic Sea →
language	Italian →
localLanguage	Salentino dialect →
locatedIn	Apulia → Province of Lecce → southern Italy →
locatedInTimeZone	UTC+1 →
locatedInTimeZoneDST	UTC+2 →
locatedOn	Adriatic Sea → Strait of Otranto →
namedAfter	Strait of Otranto →
partOf	Salento →
postalCode	73028 →
religionTradition	Roman Catholicism →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
tourismType	beach tourism → cultural tourism → religious tourism →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hippolita → Matilda →	settingOfActivity
Strait of Otranto →	adjacentToCity
Otranto ("historic center of Otranto") →	hasLandmark
Strait of Otranto →	namedAfter
The Castle of Otranto →	settingLocation
Conrad →	settingOfWork