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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).
Lecce
a walled city in SE Italy, in Puglia: Greek and Roman remains. Pop.: 83 303 (2001)

Lecce 

a city in southern Italy, in Apulia, on the Salentine Peninsula, and capital of the province of Lecce. Population, 82,600 (1970). Lecce is a railroad junction. Located in the city are mills, large tobacco factories, and metalworking, woodworking, garment, and glass industries. Wine and cheese are also produced in the city. Lecce has a university.



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7: Lecce, Italy LECCE is a historic city of 94,772 inhabitants in southern Italy.
G Panico' Hospital, Tricase, Lecce/DiSTeBA, Faculty of Sciences, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy [2] Laboratory of Hygiene, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Table 1.
I think it's fair to say that the force of the global storm is receding a bit,'' he told reporters in advance of a weekend Group of Eight finance ministers' meeting in Lecce, Italy.
 
 
 
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