Isole Tremiti

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Isole Tremiti
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Isole Tremiti (Italy)
Isole Tremiti
Country Italy
region Apulia
province Foggia  (FG)
Coordinates 42 ° 7 ′  N , 15 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  E
height 70  m slm
surface 3.18 km²
Residents 458 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 144 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 71040
prefix 0882
ISTAT number 071026
Popular name Tremitesi
Patron saint Santa Maria Assunta (August 15)
Website Isole Tremiti
Tremiti Islands

Isole Tremiti is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 458 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) on the archipelago of the Tremiti Islands in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region with the seat of the municipal administration in San Nicola . The patron saint is St. Santa Maria Assunta .

Location and dates

Isole Tremiti is located north of Foggia in the Adriatic Sea . The parish has no neighboring parishes. The municipality includes the islands of San Domino , San Nicola , Capraia (uninhabited), Pianosa (uninhabited) and Cretaccio (uninhabited), which also form parts of the municipality ( frazioni ). The municipality covers an area of ​​3.18  km² . The San Domino heliport is located on the island of San Nicola .

tourism

Tourism is now the main source of income for the residents. There is a sandy beach on San Domino. The islands are part of the Gargano National Park .

The Isole Tremiti are also very popular with divers . In addition to the marine reserve that surrounds the island, several easily accessible underwater caves can be dived.

Web links

Commons : Isole Tremiti  - 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. ^ Damien Simonis: Italy . Lonely Planet, Ostfildern 2009, ISBN 3829716060 , pp. 889-890.