Rodi Garganico

Rodi Garganico
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Foggia  (FG)
Coordinates	41 ° 54 '  N , 15 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 53 '46 "  N , 15 ° 51' 55"  E
height	42  m slm
surface	13.23 km²
Residents	3,571 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	270 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	71012
prefix	0884
ISTAT number	071043
Popular name	Rodiani
Patron saint	Maria
Website	Rodi Garganico

Rodi Garganico

Rodi Garganico is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3571 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Foggia in Apulia . The municipality is located about 59 kilometers northeast of Foggia on the edge of the Gargano National Park . The place is a lido on the Adriatic coast . Rodi Garganico is also part of the Comunità montana del Gargano .

history

The narrow coastal strip that represents today's municipality has been secured since pre-Christian times, from 800 BC. BC, populated. Around 485 AD, Rodi Garganico was destroyed by the Goths and rebuilt in 553. In 1461 the village came under the rule of Aragon.

traffic

Strada Statale 89 Garganica runs along the Garganic Adriatic coast from San Severo to Foggia through the municipality.

Web links

Commons : Rodi 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.