Giovinazzo
| Giovinazzo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comune | ||
| Comune di Giovinazzo | ||
 View of Giovinazzo from the sea. | ||
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  Giovinazzo Location of Giovinazzo in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 41°11′N 16°40′E / 41.183°N 16.667°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Apulia | |
| Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Tommaso Depalma | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 44.3 km2 (17.1 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | |
| Population (31 March 2018) | ||
| • Total | 20,352 | |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | 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 | |
| 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, maybe built on the ruins of the Peucete Netium which was destroyed during the Punic Wars.[1]
After the Byzantine period, it became a countship (later a duchy). It became later 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.
People
- American actor John Turturro's father, Nicholas Turturro, immigrated 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.
See also
References
- ↑ Collenuccio da Pesaro, Historia del Regno di Napoli, Naples, 1557
External links
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