Bisceglie

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Bisceglie
coat of arms
Bisceglie (Italy)
Bisceglie
Country Italy
region Apulia
province Barletta-Andria-Trani  (BT)
Coordinates 41 ° 14 ′  N , 16 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
height 16  m slm
surface 68 km²
Residents 54,831 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 806 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 76011 (70052 until Oct. 29, 2010)
prefix 080
ISTAT number 110003
Popular name Biscegliesi
Patron saint Bishops Mauro and Sergio, Pantaleone and Maria Addolorata
Website Cittá di Bisceglie
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Bisceglie is an Italian municipality with 54,831 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani in Apulia . Until the end of 2007 the place belonged to the province of Bari .

history

The area around Bisceglie was already inhabited in Paleolithic times by people who stayed in the karst caves of the mountains. Mighty dolmen tombs were built there during the Bronze Age .

In the course of history the area belonged to the Magna Graecia , to the Roman Empire and after its end it came under the rule of the Lombards . The place itself was founded by the Normans in the 11th century . The oldest remaining structural remains of the city wall and the mighty tower are dated around 1060. Already at this time until 1800 the place was the seat of a diocese (see also list of the bishops of Bisceglie ).

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1911 1921 1936 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2016
Residents 19,239 21,518 24,017 31,461 34,425 39,272 33,555 39,090 41,451 45.196 46,538 47,408 51,718 55,390

Attractions

  • The city's Norman fort was expanded and fortified during the rule of the Aragon-Anjou over Apulia, including an 11th-century tower . Since 1541, on behalf of the Viceroy of Naples, Pedro von Toledo , the fort was supplemented by a bastion , the construction manager was probably Gian Giacomo dell'Acaja . Inside the fort walls is the small church of San Giovanni in need of restoration .
  • The Church of Santa Margerita , a Romanesque church, was donated by the Falconi family in 1197. The floor plan is a Greek cross , the crossing is domed, a pyramidal roof is located above the dome.
  • The Cathedral of Santi Pietro e Paolo (11th century) is a Romanesque three-aisled basilica that was built between 1073 and 1295. The facade and interior were changed in the style of the time during the 17th century.
  • "U" -shaped tombstones (16th - 15th centuries BC)
  • In the vicinity of Bisceglie is the Grotte di Santa Croce , discovered around 1930 , which was already inhabited by people in the Neolithic . During scientific investigations of the grotto, remains of the Neanderthal man were found there. Archaeological finds from the grotto are kept in the Istituto italiano di Paleontologia Umana di Roma and in the Museo Civico Archeologico “Francesco Saveri Majellaro” in Bisceglie.
  • Four dolmens ( Chianca , Frisari, Albarosa and Paladini), around 1200–1000 BC Chr., Since 2011 Patrimonio testimone di una cultura di pace per l'umanità ( World Heritage Site by UNESCO)

Community partnerships

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Bisceglie  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.