Otranto (English spelling)

Japanese: オトラント(英語表記)Otranto
Otranto (English spelling)
A seaport in the province of Lecce in Puglia, southern Italy. It is about 115 km southeast of Taranto and is the easternmost town in Italy. It faces the main east coast road and was built by the ancient Greeks as a port called Hydrus. It was the most important port in Rome after the trade port of Brudisium (Brindisi) with Greece. It is famous for its beautiful mosaic church built in the 12th century and remodeled at the end of the 15th century, and the Byzantine-era St. Peter's Basilica. It was destroyed by the army of Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire in 1480 and lost its status as a trading port. It became an important base during World War II. It is now a fishing port, beach, and agricultural distribution center. It became famous for H. Walpole's gothic novel The Castle of Otranto. Population: 5,152 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:
イタリア南部,プーリア州レッチェ県の海港。タラント東南東約 115km,イタリア最東端の町。主要な東海岸道路に面し,古代ギリシア人の築いた港でヒュドロスと呼ばれ,ギリシアとの交易港ブルディシウム (ブリンディジ) に次ぐローマで最重要の港であった。 12世紀に建てられ,15世紀末に改築されたモザイクの美しい聖堂やビザンチン時代のサンピエトロ聖堂は名高い。 1480年オスマン帝国のメフメット2世軍により破壊され,交易港としての地位を失った。第2次世界大戦中は重要な基地となった。現在は,漁港,海水浴場,農産物の集散地。 H.ウォルポールのゴシック小説『オトラント城奇譚』で有名になった。人口 5152 (1991推計) 。

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