Putignano

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Putignano
coat of arms
Putignano (Italy)
Putignano
Country Italy
region Apulia
Metropolitan city Bari  (BA)
Coordinates 40 ° 51 '  N , 17 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 50 '57 "  N , 17 ° 7' 21"  E
height 375  m slm
surface 99.11 km²
Residents 26,508 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 267 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 70017
prefix 080
ISTAT number 072036
Popular name Putignanesi
Patron saint Stephen
Website Putignano
Putignano
Putignano

Putignano is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) in Apulia .

geography

The community has 26,508 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the metropolitan city of Bari , about 50 kilometers southeast of Bari and about 65 kilometers north of Taranto .

history

The municipality is located in the center of ancient Peuketien . The area was heavily influenced by Greek culture . Around 1000 the area fell to the Benedictine monastery in Monopoli . Over the centuries the lords of Putignano changed several times.

Carnival has been celebrated in Putignano since 1394 . It is the oldest carnival tradition in Italy.

traffic

Putignano can be reached via Strada Statale 172 and Strada Statale 377.

The place has a train station on the Bari – Martina Franca – Taranto railway line .

Personalities

useful information

The asteroid (7665) Putignano was named after Putignano .

Web links

Commons : Putignano  - 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.