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Lecce

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Lecce (lĕt`chā), city (1991 pop. 100,884), capital of Lecce prov., Apulia region, S Italy. It is an industrial and agricultural center. Manufactures include machinery, ceramics, food products, and wine. A Greek and later a Roman town, Lecce was from 1053 to 1463 a semi-independent county under various lords. In the 16th and 17th cent. culture and commerce flourished there. There are many fine churches and palaces built or restored in a characteristic baroque style. The city has a university (founded 1959).


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1) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Division of Paediatrics, Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy; (2) Clinical Physiology Institute (IFC-CNR), National Research Council of Italy, Lecce Section, Lecce, Italy; (3) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics, and Reproductive Medicine University of Siena, Siena, Italy; (4) Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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