Orta Nova
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Country | Italy | |
region | Apulia | |
province | Foggia (FG) | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 20 ' N , 15 ° 43' E | |
height | 70 m slm | |
surface | 103 km² | |
Residents | 17,333 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 168 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 71045 | |
prefix | 0885 | |
ISTAT number | 071036 | |
Popular name | Orti | |
Patron saint | Sant'Antonio da Padova | |
Website | Orta Nova |
Orta Nova is an Italian town with 17,333 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the south of Italy , east of Naples . It belongs to the province of Foggia and the Apulia region (Regione Puglia).
geography
Orta Nova lies in the middle of the Tavoliere delle Puglie plain . The place is about 35 km southeast of Foggia . The neighboring communities are Ascoli Satriano , Carapelle , Cerignola , Ordona , Stornara and Stornarella .
history
Orta was first mentioned in a document in 1142.
Population development
year | 1861 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1936 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2006 | 2016 |
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Residents | 3,742 | 4,471 | 6,981 | 9,263 | 10,242 | 13,392 | 12,726 | 16,942 | 17,812 | 17,808 |
Source: ISTAT
language
The province of Foggia borders the Campania region with the capital Naples . Therefore, the ortesian dialect is very much influenced by the Neapolitan and differs only in a few words. The local residents still speak the dialect U Dialett'Ortais today .
economy
The region around Orta Nova is predominantly agricultural. In addition to viticulture, wheat, olive oil and vegetables are mainly produced. The gastronomic offer in Orta Nova is mainly determined by pizzerias .
Wine
There are red and rose wines in DOC -quality made.
Culinary specialty
Sheep and goats from the area provide the basis for an Ortese specialty, the turcinelli (sausages made from offal of lamb and kid, local name: turcinill ).
sons and daughters of the town
- Gaetano Di Pierro (* 1948), Roman Catholic religious and bishop of Farafangana in Madagascar
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.