Bitonto
Bitonto
Vetònde | |
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Comune di Bitonto | |
Nickname: Città degli Ulivi ("City of Olives") | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 70032 |
Dialing code | 080 |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Saint day | May 26 |
Website | Official website |
Bitonto (Italian:
Geography
Bitonto lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) to the west of the city of Bari, near the coast of the Adriatic Sea. The bordering municipalities are Bari, Bitetto, Palo del Colle, Altamura, Toritto, Ruvo di Puglia, Terlizzi, and Giovinazzo.[3] The hamlets (frazioni) are Mariotto and Palombaio.
History
The city was founded by the
Similarities of
The foundations of a
During the 9th century, Bitonto successfully withstood a Saracen raid, in which the besiegers' leader was killed beneath the city's walls[5] Bitonto took part in the revolt of Melus of Bari in 1009.
In the Middle Ages Bitonto was a fief of several baronial families, before it passed permanently in the thirteenth century to the Acquaviva, who took their name from their stronghold at
In 1734, during the
On September 6, 1928 the village of the Holy Spirit, the only access to the coast and the subject of border disputes between the two cities since the Thirteenth century, it passed to the municipality of Bari. The territory stolen had a surface area of about 16 square kilometers.
Main sights
The city includes a medieval burg and a modern area.
The main landmarks include:
- The Castle and the walls
- The Romanesque mullioned windows and a rose windowflanked by sculptures of animals supported by small columns. The interior has a nave and two aisles: the main artwork is the marble ambo (1229), a masterwork of medieval Apulian sculpture.
- The Basilica of SS Cosma e Damiano
- The church of San Francesco (12th century). It was built in 1283 over a pre-existing Roman fortification, to celebrate the 1222 visit of St. Francis of Assisi. It has kept the original late-Romanesque façade, flanked by a 16th-century bell tower. The portal has figures of mullioned window. The interior has some frescoes and 16th-century altars.
- The church of San Gaetano
- The church of San Domenico
- The church of Santa Caterina
- The Sylos-Labini Palace
- The Bove Palace
- The Late Renaissance Palazzo Sylos-Vulpano
Economy and culture
Bitonto is well known for its production of extra virgin olive oil, which is exported to America and elsewhere in Europe. The city also produces wine, beer, cereals, almonds, and textiles.
Recently, Bitonto has also become a popular tourist destination.[8] It has hosted the Beat Onto Jazz Festival since 2001.[9]
Transportation
Bitonto is not directly connected to the Italian national railway system (
Around Bitonto, there is a ring road resembling a near perfect circle, from which only the easternmost portion is missing [1].
Sport
The local association football club is the
People
- Caffarelli (Gaetano Majorano), castrato opera singer
- Vitale Giordano, mathematician
- Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, musician
- Carlo Rosa, painter
- Gennaro Rubino, unsuccessful assassin of King Leopold II of Belgium
- Tommaso Traetta, musician and reformer of the Baroque Opera
- Michele Morrone, (365 days actor)
International relations
Bitonto is
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.
- ^ 40976 Bitonto on OpenStreetMap
- ^ Bitonto.net Archived May 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Bitonto.net Archived May 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Acquaviva d'Aragona from 1479: Acquaviva d'Aragona genealogy Archived 2004-10-22 at Bibliotheca Alexandrina
- ^ "Condottieri di ventura" [dead link]
- ^ "Portale Ufficiale del Turismo della Regione Puglia" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ "Beat Onto Jazz Festival" (in Italian). Italiajazz.it. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Градови партнери [City of Banja Luka - Partner cities]. Administrative Office of the City of Banja Luka (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
- ^ Kryetari i Bashkisë së Durrësit Vangjush Dako ka pritur në një takim kryetarin e bashkisë së Bitontos Michele Abbaticchio Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, Bashkia Durrës, 2014-06-26 (in Albanian)
Sources
- A Virtual Tour in the city of Bitonto - Official Web site City of Bitonto, Councillorships for Tourism and Culture
- Bitonto.net