Rignano Garganico

Rignano Garganico
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Foggia  (FG)
Coordinates	41 ° 41 ′  N , 15 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  E
height	590  m slm
surface	88.94 km²
Residents	1,958 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	22 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	71010
prefix	0882
ISTAT number	071041
Popular name	Rignanesi
Patron saint	Rochus of Montpellier
Website	Rignano Garganico

Rignano Garganico is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1958 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Foggia in Apulia . The municipality is located about 15 kilometers north of Foggia on the Candelaro in the Gargano National Park and also belongs to the Comunità Montana del Gargano .

history

In 1137 there was a battle between Roger II of Sicily and Count Rainulf II of Alife, from which Rainulf emerged victorious.

Personalities

• Antonio Maria Fanìa (1804–1880), theologian and Bishop of Potenza and Marsico Nuovo

Web links

Commons : Rignano Garganico  - 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.