Molfetta

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Molfetta
coat of arms
Molfetta (Italy)
Molfetta
Country Italy
region Apulia
Metropolitan city Bari  (BA)
Coordinates 41 ° 12 ′  N , 16 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  E
height 18  m slm
surface 58.26 km²
Residents 59,044 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,013 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 70056
prefix 080
ISTAT number 072029
Popular name Molfettesi
Patron saint Conrad of Bavaria , Madonna dei Martiri
Website Molfetta
Molfetta
Molfetta

Molfetta is a port city with 59,044 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bari in Apulia ( Italy ). The city is located about 25 km northwest of Bari .

Molfetta is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi . The future Pope Innocent VIII was Bishop of Molfetta from 1472 until his election in 1484 .

Cityscape

The old town of Molfetta with the Duomo di San Corrado (German: Dom Sankt Konrad ) from 1150 had to serve as a particularly drastic example of urban gutting in recent years . It was almost abandoned and ruined. A general renovation has so far shown a clear improvement in the situation. The old and new cathedral and large parts of the old town have been renovated and are now in good condition.

The new cathedral dates from the 17th and 18th centuries.

  • The cathedral

  • The harbor with a view of the cathedral

  • Bust of Saint Konrad in the cathedral

  • The new Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta

  • The new cathedral from the inside

  • An alley in Molfetta

economy

Olives and wine are grown in the region around Molfetta.

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

literature

  • Francesco Carabellese: La città di Molfetta dai primi anni del secolo x ai primi del xiv. Vecchi, Bari 1899.

Web links

Commons : Molfetta  - 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.