Cassano delle Murge

Cassano delle Murge
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
Metropolitan city	Bari  (BA)
Coordinates	40 ° 53 '  N , 16 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 53 '0 "  N , 16 ° 46' 0"  E
height	341  m slm
surface	89.42 km²
Residents	14,881 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	166 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	70020
prefix	080
ISTAT number	072016
Popular name	Cassanesi
Patron saint	Maria SS. Degli Angeli
Website	Cassano delle Murge

Convent of Maria SS. Degli Angeli

Cassano delle Murge is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 14,881 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bari in Apulia . The municipality is located within the Murgia about 27 kilometers southwest of Bari and about 28 northeast of Matera . The nearby forest area Foresta Mercadante (about 10 square kilometers [1083 hectares]) is under protection .

history

The name of the place, which can be traced back to a Cassius , suggests that the origins can be found in a Roman settlement in the area of ​​the Peuketeers . A connecting route between Via Appia and Via Appia Traiana from Bari towards Taranto may have passed through the village .

traffic

Cassano delle Murge is a little off the main traffic arteries. Only the autostrada A14 , which connects Taranto with Bari and further with the cities of the Adriatic coast and Emilia-Romagna, can be reached quickly in about six kilometers from Acquaviva delle Fonti . Acquaviva is also the closest train station on the Bari – Taranto railway line .

Sons and daughters of the church

• Leonardo Sapienza (* 1952), priest and writer
• Anna Rita Del Piano (* 1966), actress and theater director

supporting documents

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

Web links

Commons : Cassano delle Murge  - Collection of images, videos and audio files