Terlizzi
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Country | Italy | |
region | Apulia | |
Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 8 ' N , 16 ° 33' E | |
height | 191 m slm | |
surface | 68.3 km² | |
Residents | 26,546 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 389 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 70038 | |
prefix | 080 | |
ISTAT number | 072043 | |
Popular name | Terlizzesi | |
Patron saint | Madonna di Sovereto | |
Website | Terlizzi |
Terlizzi is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 26,546 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bari in Apulia . The municipality is located in the middle of a fertile plain about 30 kilometers northwest of Bari and borders the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani . North of the municipality, the A14 autostrada runs from Taranto to Pescara , Ancona and Bologna . Because of the importance of flower cultivation, the city is also called città dei fiore .
history
The city is mentioned for the first time in a deed of gift from the Lombards to the Montecassino monastery from the 8th century. Since the 11th century, Terlizzi was largely under the influence of a Norman noble family from Giovinazzo , who fortified both villages and pushed back the Byzantium that had dominated until then . Among other things, a 31 meter high bell tower has been preserved from the fortress built at that time.
Personalities
- Donato Cannone (* 1982), racing cyclist
- Ferrante de Gemmis , writer
- Felice di Molfetta (* 1940), Catholic bishop
- Pietro Pulli (1771–1842), chemist
- Gennaro Scalea (1670–1739), Catholic bishop
Town twinning
Terlizzi maintains an intra-Italian partnership with the city of Sesto San Giovanni in the metropolitan city of Milan .
See also
supporting documents
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.