Brindisi

Brindisi
Comune
Comune di Brindisi
The Roman column marking the end of the ancient Via Appia in Brindisi.
Brindisi Location of Brindisi in Italy
Coordinates: 40°38′N 17°56′E / 40.633°N 17.933°E / 40.633; 17.933
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province / Metropolitan city	Brindisi (BR)
Frazioni	Tuturano
Government
• Mayor	Angela Carluccio
Area
• Total	333 km2 (129 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	88,302
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Brindisini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	72100
Dialing code	0831
Patron saint	St. Theodore of Amasea and St. Lawrence of Brindisi
Saint day	First Sunday in September
Website	Official website

Brindisi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbrindizi]; in the local dialect: Brìnnisi; Latin: Brundisium) is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Historically, the city has played an important role in trade and culture, due to its strategic position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea. The city remains a major port for trade with Greece and the Middle East. Brindisi's most flourishing industries include agriculture, chemical works, and the generation of electricity.

Brindisi is situated on a natural harbor, that penetrates deeply into the Adriatic coast of Apulia. Within the arms of the outer harbor islands are Pedagne, a tiny archipelago, currently not open and in use for military purposes (United Nations Group Schools used during the intervention in Bosnia). The entire municipality is part of the Brindisi Plain, characterized by high agricultural uses of its land. It is located in the northeastern part of the Salento plains, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Itria Valley, and the low Murge. Not far from the city is the Natural Marine Reserve of the World Wide Fund for Nature of Torre Guaceto. The Ionian Sea is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) away.

The territory of Brindisi is characterized by a wide flat area from which emerge sub deposits of limestone and sand of marine origin, which in turn have a deeper level clay of the era, and an even later Mesozoic carbonate composed of limestone and soils. The development of agriculture, has caused an increase in the use of water resources resulting in an increase of indiscriminate use.