Giovinazzo
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Country | Italy | |
region | Apulia | |
Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 11 ′ N , 16 ° 40 ′ 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 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Gabicce Mare website: Comuni Amici