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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Martano
| official_name       = Comune di Martano
| native_name         = [[Griko]]: {{lang|el|Μαρτάνα/Martàna}}
| image_skyline       = Martano - old town.jpg
| imagesize           = 
| image_alt           = 
| image_caption       = The old city
| image_shield        = Martano-CoA.png
| shield_alt          = Coat of arms
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| map_alt             = 
| map_caption         = 
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| coordinates         = {{coord|40|12|N|18|18|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| region              =  {{flag|Apulia}}
| province            = [[Province of Lecce|Lecce]] (LE)
| frazioni            = None
| mayor_party         = 
| mayor               =  Fabio Tarantino
| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 21
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total    = 9573
| population_as_of    = December 31, 2004
| pop_density_footnotes = 
| population_demonym  = Martanesi
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m         = 92
| twin1               = 
| twin1_country       = 
| saint               = [[Saint Dominic]] and [[Our Lady of the Assumption]]
| day                 = August 8 and 15
| postal_code         = 73025
| area_code           = 0836
| website             = {{official website|http://www.comune.martano.le.it}}
| footnotes           = 
}}
'''Martano''' ([[Griko]]: {{lang|el|Μαρτάνα}}, <small>[[translit.]]</small> {{lang|el|Martána}}; [[Salentino]]: {{lang|scn|Martanu}}) is a town and ''[[comune]]'' of 9,573&nbsp;inhabitants in the province of [[Lecce]] in [[Apulia]], [[Italy]], {{convert|20|km|mi}} from [[Lecce]] and {{convert|18|km|mi|0}} from [[Otranto]]. It is the biggest town of [[Grecìa Salentina]], an area where some inhabitants, in addition to [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Salentino dialect|Salentino]] can also speak a greek dialect called ''[[Griko]]''.

==Sights==
The main attraction is the medieval castle in the old town centre, largely rebuilt in the 15th century retaining some features of the previous century, while the biggest churches are those devoted to the Mother of the Assumption and to ''Madonna del Rosario''. The town also owns the highest [[menhir]] in [[Apulia]], ''Santu Totaru'' menhir, at {{convert|4.80|m|ft}}, and an ancient [[Cistercians]] [[monastery]] devoted to the Mother of the Consolation.

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|Image:Martano municipio.jpg|City hall with monument of Salvatore Trinchese
|Image:Monastero di Martano.jpg|Cistercians monastery
|Image:Martano torre.JPG|Castle tower
}}

==Notable people==
*[[Giuseppe Grassi (politician)|Giuseppe Grassi]], who signed the [[Constitution of Italy]] in 1948
* [[Salvatore Trinchese]], marine biologist of the 19th century

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{{Province of Lecce}}
{{Salentinian Greece}}


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[[Category:Grecìa Salentina]]
[[Category:Localities of Salento]]


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