Rodi Garganico
Rodi Garganico | |
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| Comune di Rodi milici | |
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Location of Rodi Garganico  | |
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| Postal code | 71012 |
| Dialing code | 0884 |
| Patron saint | Madonna della Libera |
| Saint day | 2 July |
| Website | Official website |
Rodi Garganico (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrɔːdi ɡarˈɡaːniko]; Garganico: Roud' [ˈrəʉdə] or Rur' [ˈruːrə])[3] is a town and commune in the province of Foggia, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. Located on a promontory east of the Lago di Varano, it is part of the Gargano National Park and of the Mountain Community of Gargano.
Rodi is center for the production of citrus fruits[4] such as Arance del Gargano (Gargano Oranges) and Lemon "Femminiello" of Gargano, both DOP products cultivated since the Middle Ages.[5]
It is a seaside resort with several long beaches located both west and east to the town.
History
Rodi is located in an area inhabited since prehistoric (
After the fall of the
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ Canepari 1999, p. 433.
- ^ Manicone 1806, pp. 155–156.
- ^ Hardy, Hole & Pozzan 2008, p. 95.
- ^ Manicone 1806.
- ^ "La Storia di Rodi Garganico". Rodi-Garganico.com (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Pliny the Elder, 77, Naturalis Historia, III, xi, p. 103.
- ISBN 978-88-8145-138-8.
Sources
- ISBN 88-08-09344-1.
- Hardy, Paula; Hole, Abigail; Pozzan, Olivia (2008). "The Gargano Promontory". Puglia and Basilicata Travel Guide. Foggia: EDT. ISBN 978-88-6040-277-6. Archived from the originalon 20 February 2008.
- Manicone, Michelangelo (1806). La Fisica Appula (in Italian). Naples: Domenico San Giacomo Editore.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
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