Giovinazzo

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Giovinazzo
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Giovinazzo (Italy)
Giovinazzo
Country Italy
region Apulia
Metropolitan city Bari  (BA)
Coordinates 41 ° 11 ′  N , 16 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  E
surface 43 km²
Residents 19,887 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 462 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 70054
prefix 080
ISTAT number 072022
Popular name giovinazzesi
Patron saint Madonna di Corsignano
Website Giovinazzo
Giovinazzo, old town with cathedral
Giovinazzo, old town with cathedral

Giovinazzo is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Bari . The place is located on the Adriatic coast 19 km from Bari and has 19,887 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

history

Giovinazzo was a small, fortified center in Roman times. Later the commercial center developed and maintained connections with Venice.

In 1257 Manfred , the son of Frederick II gave Giovinazzo as a fief to Giordano Lancia. From 1369 to 1461 the place remained under the rule of the Anjou . Under Charles V , it went to the Duke of Termoli , Ferdinando di Capua, as a fief and experienced changing rulers until the end of feudalism in 1806. First it came into the hands of the Gonzaga , who passed it on to the Prince of Cellamare , Nicolò Giudice, in 1651 . After the Giudice family died out, the former fiefdom fell back to the Kingdom of Naples .

economy

Today Giovinazzo has an important fishing port in addition to trade and industry.

Attractions

  • The cathedral " Santa Maria Assunta " was built in the 12th and 13th centuries in the Apulian-Romanesque style with Norman and oriental elements. Giovinazzo was the seat of a bishop until it became part of the Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi diocese in 1836 . The Arco Traiano uses four Roman columns, the inscriptions of which are reminiscent of the Emperor Trajan . The arch of the gate probably dates from the 14th century.
  • The Palazzo / Castello Ducale dates from the 13th century.
  • The gallery grave

Partnerships

There are friendly relationships with the municipality of Gabicce Mare in Marche , Italy .

Web links

Commons : Giovinazzo  - 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. ↑ Gabicce Mare website: Comuni Amici