San Severo

San Severo
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Foggia (FG)
Coordinates	41 ° 41 ′ N , 15 ° 23 ′ E Coordinates: 41 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ N , 15 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ E
height	90 m slm
surface	333 km²
Residents	51,818 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	156 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	71016
prefix	0882
ISTAT number	071051
Popular name	Sanseveresi
Patron saint	San Severino abate , ; San Severo vescovo , ; Maria SS. Del Soccorso
Website	San Severo

Campanile and facade detail of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta

San Severo is an Italian commune ( comune ) and city with 51,818 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region .

The neighboring municipalities are Apricena , Foggia , Lucera , Rignano Garganico , San Marco in Lamis , San Paolo di Civitate and Torremaggiore .

history

San Severo was founded in the 11th century around a small church built by the Benedictine monks of Monte Cassino . The place quickly developed into an important trading city.

Since 1580 San Severo has been the seat of the diocese of San Severo , since 1579 the seat of the principality of Sansevero of the di Sangro family . In 1799, French troops captured the city.

In 1627, 1828 and 1851 earthquakes struck San Severo. During World War II , the city was the base of the United States Air Force between April 2, 1944 and March 3, 1945 .

Attractions

Santa Maria Assunta ( baroque cathedral)
Chiesa Matrice di San Severino ( Romanesque church)
Palazzo del Vescovo (Bishop's Palace)
Palazzo del Seminario (17th century palace)
Chiesa di San Lorenzo (baroque church from the 18th century)
Chiesa di San Giovanni
Chiesa delle Celestini (Baroque church from the 18th century)
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pietà (Baroque church from the 18th century)
Verdi Theater

Town twinning

San Severo is twinned with the French city of Bourg-en-Bresse .

sons and daughters of the town

Matteuccio (1667–1737), soprano (castrato)
Mario Carli (1888–1935), writer
Arnaldo Benito Fiorente (* 1938 in San Severo; † 2000 in Munich), tenor
Nicoletta Vittoria Spezzati (* 1948), religious sister
Michele Pazienza (* 1982), football player with FC Bologna
Alessandro Potenza (* 1984), football player with Catania Calcio

Web links

Commons : San Severo - 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.

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