Veglie

Veglie is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Veglie is located 20 km west of Lecce and 12 km east of the sea, the Gulf of Taranto.

Fractions

*Monteruga

Bounding communes

*Campi Salentina
*Carmiano
*Leverano
*Nardò
*Novoli
*Salice Salentino

Population History

History

Veglie was founded around the 10th century. Veglie was a small village.

The tomb founded in Via Novoli in 1957 dates back to the Messapic times it is displayed in a provincial museum. Regarding the name, Francesco Ribezzo think that the origin of the name comes from the pre-Messapic "vel" of the Mediterranean origin meaning "elevation".

Economy

Its main industry are agriculture which features olive and wine production and manufacturers. Ice cream is also produced in the village.