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San Vito dei Normanni
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular
geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
San Vito dei Normanni is a small town in the southern part of the Italian region Apulia, called Salento, in the province of Brindisi. It has around 20,000 inhabitants and an area of 238 per square kilometers. Its population in December 31, 2004 is 19.819 and density is 304 per square kilometers. The largest church in the city is the Basilica of Santa Maria della Vittoria, locally known as the Chiesa Madre, which shows evidence of previous wars from the fist-sized holes that can be seen in and around the exterior. A public library provides Internet access on the northwest side of town.
San Vito dei Normanni, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times.
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