Troia (Apulia)

Troy
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Foggia  (FG)
Coordinates	41 ° 22 ′  N , 15 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E
height	439  m slm
surface	167.22 km²
Residents	6,985 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	42 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	71029
prefix	0881
ISTAT number	071058
Popular name	troiani
Website	Troy

Troia is an Italian municipality with 6985 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Foggia in Apulia , 17 km south of Lucera . The city is located near the ancient road from Benevento to Brindisi on a hilltop southwest of Foggia, from which the plain of the Tavoliere can be overlooked.

history

Troia was founded on the ruins of ancient Aecae (later Colonia Augusta Apulia) around 1022 and gained importance as an Italian episcopal city. In 1229 Troy was destroyed by Emperor Friedrich II .

The Romanesque cathedral of S. Maria Assunta , consecrated in 1129, is famous with the mighty bronze gates from 1119, construction of which began in 1093. It is the oldest and best-preserved building of his style in Apulia, which is followed by replicas on the road from Benevento to Monte Gargano.

Personalities

• Antonio Salandra (1853–1931), Italian politician
• Ralph DePalma (1884–1956), American racing driver
• Mario De Santis (1904–1985), Italian Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Troia, Bovino and Foggia

Web links

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

Wiktionary: Troy  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Official website of the city administration
• Troia, rose window of the cathedral facade - picture with background information

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