Bisceglie
Bisceglie | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Bisceglie | |
 The harbour | |
Location of Bisceglie  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Apulia |
| Province | Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesco Carlo Spina (Scelta Civica) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.48 km2 (26.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 55,424 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Biscegliesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 76011 |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Maurus, Sergius and Pantaleon[3] |
| Saint day | First Monday in August |
| Website | Official website |
Bisceglie [biʃˈʃɛʎʎje] is a town and comune on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of c. 55,424, in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia (Italian: Puglia), in southern Italy.
According to One theory, in Roman times there would have been a settlement here called Vigiliae (Vigil). The modern city was founded by the Normans in the 11th century and enlarged under the Aragonese dynasty of Naples in the 15th century.
Main sights
- Church of Santa Margherita, in Romanesque-Apulian style (12th century), with fine canopied tombs of the Falcone family[4]
- Norman castle and tower
- Abbey of S. Adoeno (11th century)
- Cathedral (13th century)
- grottoes of Santa Croce
- 4 dolmens
Also notable is the naturalistic area of Pantano-Ripalta.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Bisceglie is twinned with:
San Pancrazio Salentino, Italy
Fuheis, Jordan
Khan Yunis, Palestine
Tartus, Syria
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland
Notable people
- Cesare Fracanzano (1605–51) tenebrist painter
- Mauro Giuliani (1781–1829) guitar virtuoso and composer
- Leonardo de Mango (1843–1930) orientalist painter
- Erica Mou (1990) pop-singer and musician
- Gaetano Veneziano (1665–1716) baroque composer
Transport
Bisceglie railway station links the town with cities such as Rome, Bologna, Ancona, Foggia, Bari, Lecce and Taranto.
Neighbouring communes
Corato, Molfetta, Ruvo di Puglia, Terlizzi, Trani.
External links
Notes
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population data from Istat
- ^ Source for patrons: http://www.comuni-italiani.it/072/009/index.html
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bisceglie". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 992.
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