Leporano is a town and comune

Comune

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in the Taranto

Taranto

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 province in the Apulia

Apulia

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 region of southeast Italy

Italy

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Overview

The municipality of Leporano is a little maritime town at the Adriatic sea and located southeast of Rome in the Province of Taranto. The town, known for the widely seen fortress “Castello Muscettola”, the “Saturo” watch tower and the port of “Pirrone” has approximately 7.000 inhabitants and the surface is of 15 km², with a density of 385 persons per km². Distance: from Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 440 km, from Florence

Florence

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 627 km and from Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

694 km.

The coat of arms of the township contains a red rabbit jumping on a blue background topped by a noble count's crown and at the bottom is surrounded by a green laurel wreath.

Leporano is also famous for the aristocratic Italian family and house of the princes of Leporano.

Economy

There are 12 industrial companies in Leporano employing approximately 60 people that are the 9 % of the total of the workers. There are 76 service firms employing 150 people that are the 23 % of the total of the workers. There are also 80 companies employing 170 people that are the 26 % of the total of the workers. There are also 22 administrative offices employing 269 workers that are the 42 % of the total of the workers.

External links

• Comune di Leporano
• Leporano Corp.