Rutigliano

Rutigliano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
Metropolitan city	Bari  (BA)
Coordinates	41 ° 1 ′  N , 17 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 0 ′ 37 ″  N , 17 ° 0 ′ 18 ″  E
height	125  m slm
surface	53 km²
Residents	18,584 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	351 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	70018
prefix	080
ISTAT number	072037
Popular name	Rutiglianesi
Patron saint	Nicholas of Myra
Website	Rutigliano
Place in Rutigliano

Rutigliano (in ancient times Acetium , Greek  Ἀζητῖνοι Azetinoi ) is a southern Italian community ( comune ) in Apulia .

geography

The municipality in the metropolitan city of Bari has 18,584 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

The place is about 20 kilometers southeast of Bari in the limestone plateau Murgia .

history

The area was settled by the Peuketeers in pre-Roman times . The area was fertile due to its clay minerals and the high proportion of lime. It is not clear whether the name of the place comes from the ancient Roman family name Rutilia or whether the red clay gave it its name. In August 1024 the place is mentioned in the documents of Pope Nicholas II . Later the city falls under Norman rule. The Torre Normanna ( Norman Tower ) still testifies to this today .

traffic

The Strada Statale 634 used to run through the town. It has now been downgraded to a provincial road (strada provinciale 240).

Rutigliano has a train station on the Bari – Martina Franca – Taranto line .

Personalities

• Giuseppe Di Donna (1901–1952), Bishop of Andria
• Junior Jack (originally Vito Lucente; * 1971), DJ and music producer

Web links

Commons : Rutigliano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Rutigliano website (Italian)
• Ancient Hellenistic city of Acetium in Rutigliano (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.