a fortified maritime city of the province Terra di Lavoro, in the kingdom of Naples. It is a very irregular and ill-built place, with a cathedral, several other churches and monasteries, and 14,125 inhabitants, who subsist chiefly on the coasting trade and the fisheries. The country around supplies good wine, oil, and fruit. On a hill opposite stands the walled castle of Otranto. Long. 13. 27. E. Lat. 41. 50. N.