Andria
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| Country | Italy | |
| region | Apulia | |
| province | Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT) | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 13 ′ N , 16 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 151 m slm | |
| surface | 407 km² | |
| Residents | 99,307 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density | 244 inhabitants / km² | |
| Post Code | 76123 | |
| prefix | 0883 | |
| ISTAT number | 110001 | |
| Popular name | Andriesi | |
| Patron saint | San Riccardo (April 4th) | |
| Website | Città di Andria | |
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Andria is an Italian city in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani , Apulia region . It has 99,307 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and an area of 407 km² .
The neighboring municipalities are Barletta , Canosa di Puglia , Corato , Minervino Murge , Ruvo di Puglia , Spinazzola and Trani .
history
Andria was founded around 1046. Isabella II , the second wife of Frederick II, died here in 1228 , after giving birth to her son Konrad, who later became Konrad IV . Andria was once the favorite seat of Emperor Frederick II , who had the imposing Castel del Monte built with eight towers in the 13th century . Two of his four wives are said to be buried in Andria.
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The Carafa ruled the city until 1799 when it was captured by French troops after a long siege. After the Restoration of the Bourbons , Andria became a center of the Italian Risorgimento movement. Since 2008 Andria has been one of the three capitals of the newly founded province of Barletta-Andria-Trani .
Attractions
- Castel del Monte near Andria
- The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta was built in the 12th century by the Normans on the basis of a previous building from the 7th / 8th centuries. Century, which today forms the crypt .
- The originally Norman Ducal Palace, a fortified residence, was renewed in the 16th century.
- Church of San Domenico , a 14th century church that was rebuilt and supplemented several times over the centuries. It contains a bust of Francesco II Del Balzo attributed to Francesco Laurana and a wood-carved Madonna and Child from the 16th century.
- Santa Maria di Porta Santa , a 13th century church.
- Sanctuary of Santa Maria dei Miracoli , a church from the 16th century, about 2 km from Andria.
Castel del Monte
Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral
Chiesa di San Francesco
Piazza Catuma
Presumed graves of Isabella II and Isabella of England in the crypt of Andria Cathedral
Monumento ai caduti
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Town twinning
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Monte Sant'Angelo , Italy, since 2013 -
Alberobello , Italy, since 2013
traffic
The Bari – Barletta railway has a station in Andria.
Specialties
The town's main economic activity is winemaking and olive and almond cultivation. In Andria there are parts of vineyards for the production of DOC wines from Castel del Monte , Barletta and Trani .
Andria is the place of origin of the burrata , a cream cheese similar to mozzarella.
sons and daughters of the town
- Vincenzo Carafa (1585–1649), Jesuit and author
- Carlo Broschi, called Farinelli (1705–1782), famous castrato singer
- Alfonso Leonetti (1895–1984), politician
- Giorgio Pàstina (1905–1956), film director, screenwriter
- Corrado Cardinal Ursi (1908–2003), Archbishop of Naples
- Lino Banfi (born 1936), actor
- Giuseppe Muraglia (* 1979), cyclist
- Riccardo Scamarcio (* 1979), actor
literature
- Karl Baedeker : Lower Italy , 15th edition, Leipzig 1911.
- Italy South , Baedeker 2003.
Web links
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- Website of the city of Andria (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
