Panni (Apulia)
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Country | Italy | |
region | Apulia | |
province | Foggia (FG) | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 13 ' N , 15 ° 17' E | |
height | 801 m slm | |
surface | 32.71 km² | |
Residents | 740 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 23 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 71020 | |
prefix | 0881 | |
ISTAT number | 071037 | |
Popular name | pannesi | |
Website | www.comune.panni.fg.it |
Panni is an Italian municipality with 740 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Foggia in Apulia .
geography
The village is 35 km south-southwest of Foggia at 801 m slm in the so-called mountains of Daunia, named after the people of Daunia , in the southern Apennines Campanian belonging Apennines. Panni was built on the top of Monte Sario on the orographic right side of the valley of the same name through which the Cervaro flows.
history
The place was first mentioned as Panna in the 1st century BC by Strabo , when it was destroyed in the war of allies . The name is derived from the shepherd god Pan , and refers to the inhabitants who originally worked as shepherds. Pliny the Elder described it as a place of shepherds and farmers.
Web links
Commons : Panni - 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. In: comune.panni.fg.it. Retrieved May 27, 2019 (Italian).