Sannicandro di Bari

Sannicandro di Bari
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
Metropolitan city	Bari  (BA)
Coordinates	41 ° 0 ′  N , 16 ° 48 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  E
height	183  m slm
surface	55 km²
Residents	9,806 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	178 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	70028
prefix	080
ISTAT number	072040
Popular name	Sannicandresi
Patron saint	Joseph of Nazareth
Website	Sannicandro di Bari

Location of Sannicandro di Bari in the province of Bari

Sannicandro di Bari is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 9806 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bari in Apulia . The community is about 14 kilometers southwest of Bari around the Castello Normanno Svevo , the castle built by the Staufers and Normans in the 10th century.

history

The original fortifications go back to the Byzantines. The Castrum Mezardi originally served the reconquest of Italy.

traffic

At Sannicandro di Bari, the A14 autostrada leads east from Bari to or towards Taranto . However, there is no connection.

The former train station of the place was given up after the commissioning of a new railway line Bari-Taranto . There is only one depot on the new route .

Personalities

• Vito Angiuli (* 1952), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
• Roberto Caruso (* 1967), former cyclist
• Domenico Losurdo (1941–2018), publicist

supporting documents

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Railway Atlas Italy and Slovenia / Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia . Schweers + Wall 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1 , p. 81.

Web links

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