Cagnano Varano

Cagnano Varano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Foggia  (FG)
Coordinates	41 ° 49 ′  N , 15 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E
height	165  m slm
surface	158.83 km²
Residents	6,994 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	44 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	71010
prefix	0884
ISTAT number	071008
Popular name	Cagnanesi
Patron saint	Michael , Cataldus
Website	Cagnano Varano

Cagnano Varano is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 6,994 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Foggia in Apulia .

Geography and population

Cagnano Varano is located about 44.5 kilometers northeast of Foggia in the Gargano on Lake Varano within the Parco Nazionale del Gargano . At the same time, the community belongs to the Comunità Montana del Gargano .

history

The ancient Greek foundation Uria (YPIATΩN), which could have been founded in the third century BC, was located near the community . Cagnano Varano itself did not come into being until the High Middle Ages.

traffic

Strada Statale 89 Garganica leads through the municipality towards Peschici . There is a train station on the railway line from San Severo to Peschici .

Web links

Commons : Cagnano Varano  - 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.
2. ^ The returnees and his village in: FAZ of August 25, 2011, page R3