Ascoli Satriano
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Country | Italy | |
region | Apulia | |
province | Foggia (FG) | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 13 ' N , 15 ° 33' E | |
height | 376 m slm | |
surface | 334 km² | |
Residents | 6,102 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 18 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 71022 | |
prefix | 0885 | |
ISTAT number | 071005 | |
Popular name | Ascolani | |
Patron saint | San Potito | |
Website | Ascoli Satriano | |
Ascoli Satriano |
Ascoli Satriano is an Italian city in Apulia . It belongs to the province of Foggia and has 6,102 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
Ascoli is best known for a battle in which the Molossian king Pyrrhus in 279 BC. BC won his proverbial Pyrrhic victory ( Battle of Asculum ). In the 9th century the city was besieged and conquered by the Saracens.
The neighboring communities are Candela , Castelluccio dei Sauri , Cerignola , Deliceto , Foggia , Lavello ( PZ ), Melfi (PZ), Ordona , Orta Nova and Stornarella .
Attractions
In Ascoli Satriano there is a Daun archeology park and extensive private collections of Daun steles .
sons and daughters of the town
- Michele Placido (* 1946), actor, director and screenwriter
- Gerardo Amato (born 1952), actor
See also
Web links
Commons : Ascoli Satriano - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Archaeological research in Ascoli Satriano on the website of the University of Innsbruck
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.