Giovinazzo
Giovinazzo | |
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| Comune di Giovinazzo | |
View of Giovinazzo from the sea | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Giovinazzo | |
Giovinazzo Location of Giovinazzo in Italy Giovinazzo Giovinazzo (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′N 16°40′E / 41.183°N 16.667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Sollecito |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.3 km2 (17.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2020)[2] | |
• Total | 19.537 |
| • Density | 0.44/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Giovinazzesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 70054 |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Patron saint | St. Thomas |
| Saint day | July 3 Madonna di Corsignano |
| Website | Official website |
Giovinazzo (Barese: Scevenàzze) is a town, comune (municipality) and former bishopric within the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia region, southeastern Italy.
History
It was a small fortified centre of the Romans, who called it Natolium, possibly built on the ruins of the Peucete Netium which was destroyed during the Punic Wars.[3]
After the Byzantine period, it became a countship (later a duchy). It later became a flourishing commercial centre, that had trading connections with Venice.
Main sights
- The co-cathedral, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta (Mary's Assumption), built in the Norman period (1150–1180), in characteristic Apulian Romanesque style featuring Eastern and Western elements, consecrated in 1283 under bishop Giovanni II; under bishop Paolo De Mercurio (1731–1752) it got a thorough Baroque remodeling.
- Ducal Palace/Castle (17th century)
- Two columns of the Via Traiana, which however did not pass through the city.
In the neighbourhood is Castel del Monte, one of the most famous castles in southern Italy, built during the 1240s by Frederick II Hohenstaufen.
People
- American actor John Turturro's father, Nicholas Turturro, emigrated to the United States from Giovinazzo in the first half of the 20th century.
- Raffaele Sollecito, falsely accused and incarcerated for the homicide of Meredith Kercher.
- Enzo Camporeale, pianist and composer
See also
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Collenuccio da Pesaro, Historia del Regno di Napoli, Naples, 1557
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giovinazzo.
- Official website (in Italian)