Montemesola

Montemesola
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Tarent (TA)
Coordinates	40 ° 34 ′ N , 17 ° 20 ′ E Coordinates: 40 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ N , 17 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E
height	183 m slm
surface	16.0 km²
Residents	3,736 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	234 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	74020
prefix	099
ISTAT number	073017
Popular name	Montemesolini
Patron saint	Rosary Festival (October 7th)
Website	Montemesola
	; town hall

Montemesola is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3736 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Taranto in Apulia .

location

Montemesola is located on the plateau of a limestone hill of Murge Tarantine at an altitude of about 180 m above sea level. The municipality borders on Grottaglie in the north, Grottaglie in the east, Monteiasi in the southeast , Crispiano in the west , is 13 km northeast of Taranto and is part of the Comunità Montana della Murgia Tarantina .

Seismic activity

According to the Italian classification of seismic activity , Montemesola was assigned to zone 4 (on a scale from 1 to 4).

history

The foundation of the community goes back to the construction of the castle in the 13th century.

traffic

The Monteiasi-Montemesola train station is north of the Taranto – Brindisi railway line .

Web links

Commons : Montemesola - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
^ Cenni storici. Comune.montemesola.it, accessed on September 13, 2019 (Italian).
^ Seismic Classification of Montemesola. Tuttitalia.it, accessed on September 13, 2019 (Italian).
↑ Opcm n. 3274 del 20 March 2003: primi elementi in materia di criteri generali per la classificazione sismica del territorio nazionale e di normative tecniche per le costruzioni in zona sismica. Dipartimento della Protezione Civile, March 20, 2003, accessed September 13, 2019 (Italian).
↑ General seismic classification for Italy. Protezionecivile.gov.it, accessed September 13, 2019 (Italian).

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

[2] Cenni storici. Comune.montemesola.it, accessed on September 13, 2019 (Italian).

[3] Seismic Classification of Montemesola. Tuttitalia.it, accessed on September 13, 2019 (Italian).

[4] Opcm n. 3274 del 20 March 2003: primi elementi in materia di criteri generali per la classificazione sismica del territorio nazionale e di normative tecniche per le costruzioni in zona sismica. Dipartimento della Protezione Civile, March 20, 2003, accessed September 13, 2019 (Italian).

[5] General seismic classification for Italy. Protezionecivile.gov.it, accessed September 13, 2019 (Italian).