Giovinazzo
Comune
Comune di Giovinazzo
View of Giovinazzo from the sea.
View of Giovinazzo from the sea.
Coat of arms of Giovinazzo
Coat of arms
Location of Giovinazzo
Map
Giovinazzo is located in Italy
Giovinazzo
Giovinazzo
Location of Giovinazzo in Italy
Giovinazzo is located in Apulia
Giovinazzo
Giovinazzo
Giovinazzo (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°11′N 16°40′E / 41.183°N 16.667°E / 41.183; 16.667
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
Metropolitan cityBari (BA)
Government
 • MayorMichele Sollecito
Area
[1]
 • Total44.3 km2 (17.1 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[2]
 • Total19.537
 • Density0.44/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
DemonymGiovinazzesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
70054
Dialing code080
Patron saintSt. Thomas
Saint dayJuly 3 Madonna di Corsignano
WebsiteOfficial 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.[3]

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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Collenuccio da Pesaro, Historia del Regno di Napoli, Naples, 1557

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