# Castrignano de' Greci > Italian comune **Wikidata**: [Q52127](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52127) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castrignano_de'_Greci) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/castrignano-de-greci ## Summary Castrignano de' Greci is an Italian comune (municipality) located in the province of Lecce, in the country of Italy. It is a small municipality with geographic coordinates approximately 40.2° N latitude and 18.3° E longitude and an official municipal website at http://www.comune.castrignanodeigreci.le.it/. ## Key Facts - Castrignano de' Greci is an Italian comune (municipal division of Italy). - Administrative location: province of Lecce (province of Italy) — (country: Q38; sitelink_count: 77). - Country: Italy (Italian Republic). - Coordinates: latitude 40.2, longitude 18.3. - Registered municipal website: http://www.comune.castrignanodeigreci.le.it/. - Population figures (as provided): 3,937.0; 3,919.0; 3,667.0. - Wikidata / Wikimedia metadata: sitelink_count: 47. - Wikipedia article title: "Castrignano de' Greci". - Wikidata description: "Italian comune". - Related entity type: comune of Italy — municipal divisions of Italy (country: Q38, ; sitelink_count: 60). - Castrignano de' Greci is located in Italy, a sovereign state with extensive national facts provided in the source (see Body for Italy’s linked data such as inception dates, capital, and international memberships). ## FAQs Q: What is Castrignano de' Greci? A: Castrignano de' Greci is an Italian comune (municipality) located in the province of Lecce, within the country of Italy. Q: Where is Castrignano de' Greci located geographically? A: The comune’s coordinates are approximately 40.2° N latitude and 18.3° E longitude, placing it in the province of Lecce in Italy. Q: How many people live in Castrignano de' Greci? A: The provided population figures for Castrignano de' Greci are 3,937.0, 3,919.0, and 3,667.0 (three separate values as supplied). Q: Does Castrignano de' Greci have an official website? A: Yes. The municipal website is http://www.comune.castrignanodeigreci.le.it/. Q: What official identifiers and metadata exist for Castrignano de' Greci online? A: The entity has a Wikipedia title "Castrignano de' Greci", a Wikidata description "Italian comune", and a sitelink_count of 47 in the provided metadata. Q: What larger administrative and national contexts is Castrignano de' Greci part of? A: Castrignano de' Greci is a comune of Italy, administratively within the province of Lecce, and therefore part of the Italian Republic and its national systems. ## Why It Matters Castrignano de' Greci matters as a recognized municipal unit in Italy’s system of local government. As a comune it administers local services, civil records and community functions for its residents and contributes to regional demographics, culture and governance within the province of Lecce. Its presence in Wikimedia/Wikidata (sitelink_count 47) and an official municipal website indicate a documented civic identity and public access to municipal information. Being formally linked to national structures (the province of Lecce and the country of Italy) places the comune within Italy’s legal, administrative and statistical frameworks, which is essential for governance, regional planning, and the delivery of public services. ## Notable For - Official status as an Italian comune (municipal division) with a clear administrative placement in the province of Lecce. - Precise geolocation: coordinates listed at about 40.2° N, 18.3° E. - Maintains an official municipal website: http://www.comune.castrignanodeigreci.le.it/. - Publicly recorded population figures supplied (3,937.0; 3,919.0; 3,667.0). - Documented presence in Wikimedia/Wikidata with a sitelink_count of 47 and a dedicated Wikipedia article titled "Castrignano de' Greci". ## Body ### Administrative status and relationships - Castrignano de' Greci is classified as a comune of Italy, which places it among the municipal divisions defined by Italian administrative law and practice. - It is administratively located in the province of Lecce. The province of Lecce is described in the sources as a province of Italy (country: Q38) and has its own sitelink_count value of 77 in the provided metadata. - As a comune in Italy, Castrignano de' Greci is therefore part of the Italian Republic (country: Q38) and subject to national frameworks such as Italian law and regional/provincial administration. ### Location and coordinates - The provided geographic coordinates for Castrignano de' Greci are latitude 40.2 and longitude 18.3. - Those coordinates place the comune within the territorial extent of the province of Lecce and, by extension, within the sovereign territory of Italy. ### Population and demographics (provided figures) - Three population values are supplied for Castrignano de' Greci: 3,937.0; 3,919.0; and 3,667.0. - The source does not assign calendar years or further demographic breakdowns to these figures; they are reported as provided numeric population values. ### Online presence, identifiers and metadata - Official municipal website: http://www.comune.castrignanodeigreci.le.it/. This URL is the municipality’s stated online portal in the provided material. - Wikimedia/Wikidata metadata includes a sitelink_count of 47 for Castrignano de' Greci and the Wikipedia article title is "Castrignano de' Greci". The Wikidata description given is "Italian comune". - The entity is connected to broader metadata for its related types: the related type "comune of Italy" has its own metadata (country: Q38, ; sitelink_count: 60). ### Relationship to province of Lecce and to Italy - Province of Lecce: Castrignano de' Greci is located in this province; the province is identified as a province of Italy in the source material and carries the metadata tag (country: Q38; sitelink_count: 77). - Country context — Italy: The comune exists within the Italian Republic. The provided source material contains extensive factual information about Italy (see next section), confirming that Castrignano de' Greci is a municipal entity within that national framework. ### Italy — linked national facts provided in source - Italy is described in the source as the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), a sovereign state and parliamentary republic in Southern Europe (Wikidata Q38). - Notable national data points given in the source include: inception of the Republic on June 18, 1946 (constitutional referendum) and proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; capital Rome; area, population and many other national-level facts. These national facts establish the legal and administrative context for any comune in Italy, including Castrignano de' Greci. ### Provenance and data provenance - The municipal website listed (http://www.comune.castrignanodeigreci.le.it/) is the primary online reference supplied for Castrignano de' Greci. - The entity’s presence in Wikimedia/Wikidata (sitelink_count 47) and a specific Wikipedia article title ("Castrignano de' Greci") indicate that public, crowd-sourced knowledge bases include and index this comune. ### Related entity class — "comune of Italy" - The source identifies "comune of Italy" as the relevant class for Castrignano de' Greci; this class is characterized as municipal divisions of Italy. The related class metadata includes (country: Q38, ; sitelink_count: 60), linking the municipal model to national identifiers. ### Technical and cataloging identifiers (metadata summary) - Entity label (Wikipedia): Castrignano de' Greci. - Entity description (Wikidata): Italian comune. - Wikidata/Wikimedia sitelink count for this entity: 47. - Province metadata linkage: province of Lecce (country: Q38; sitelink_count: 77). - Related class metadata: comune of Italy (country: Q38, ; sitelink_count: 60). ### What is not provided in the source - The source does not supply explicit founding dates for the comune itself, mayor or municipal leadership names, municipal area (km²), elevation, postal code, ISTAT code, or the years corresponding to the population figures. No cultural, historical events, architectural landmarks, or economic activity details specific to Castrignano de' Greci are provided beyond the connections listed above. (End of entry.) ## References 1. Virtual International Authority File 2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 3. Italian National Institute of Statistics 4. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html) 5. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/?l=it) 6. GeoNames 7. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224) 8. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 9. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File 10. Seismic classification in Italy 11. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)