Ascoli Satriano

Ascoli Satriano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Foggia  (FG)
Coordinates	41 ° 13 '  N , 15 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 12 '56 "  N , 15 ° 33' 28"  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

• List of the bishops of Ascoli Satriano

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

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