Ordona

Ordona
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Foggia  (FG)
Coordinates	41 ° 19 ′  N , 15 ° 38 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  E
height	120  m slm
surface	39.96 km²
Residents	2,869 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	72 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	71040
prefix	0885
ISTAT number	071063
Popular name	Ordonesi
Patron saint	Leon of Catania
Website	Ordona

Ordona is an Italian commune with 2869 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Foggia in Apulia . The municipality is located about kilometers from Foggia .

history

Ordona goes back to the ancient city of Herdonia , which was once the bishopric and is now run as the titular diocese of Erdonia of the Roman Catholic Church. It was the scene of clashes during the Punic Wars , particularly in 212 and 210 BC. When battles broke out between the Romans and the Carthaginians under Hannibal .

Remains of the macellum

The history of the modern town of Ordona begins much later. A larger settlement was only built in the 17th and 18th centuries. Century.

Personalities

• Paolo Bianco (* 1977), football player (defender), grew up in Ordona

Web links

Commons : Ordona  - 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.