Carapelle (Apulia)

Carapelle
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Foggia  (FG)
Coordinates	41 ° 22 ′  N , 15 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  E
height	62  m slm
surface	24.86 km²
Residents	6,573 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	264 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	71041
prefix	0885
ISTAT number	071010
Popular name	Carapellesi
Patron saint	Franz von Paola
Website	Carapelle

Carapelle is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 6573 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Foggia in Apulia . The municipality is located about 16 kilometers southeast of Foggia on the Carapelle river of the same name .

history

Carapelle is more recent. In 1774 a castle was built by Ferdinand IV . Finally, the former part of today's neighboring municipality Orta Nova became an independent municipality in 1958.

traffic

Strada Statale 16 Adriatica runs through the municipality . A few kilometers to the north, the A14 autostrada from Bologna crosses the Adriatic coast towards Bari and Taranto .

Web links

Commons : Carapelle  - 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.