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Barletta, Italy is a city in Northern Apulia with 93,104 inhabitants. It is currently in the province of Bari, but will become the government seat of the new province of Barletta-Andria-Trani when that province is inaugurated in 2008. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x837, 312 KB) Summary it: Stemma del Comune di Barletta. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... This article is about the Italian region. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... The stemma of Provincia di Bari Bari (It. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... This article is about the Italian region. ... The stemma of Provincia di Bari Bari (It. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It is famous for the Colossus of Barletta, a bronze statue, probably representing Roman Emperor Theodosius II. It was the location of La Disfida di Barletta (the challenge of Barletta), a 1503 battle during which 13 Italians commanded by Ettore Fieramosca defeated the French. In the territory of Barletta there is an archeological site of Canne della Battaglia(in Latin Cannae), where there was the famous battle between Romans and Carthaginians with the general Hannibal. The city has one gold medal for military valour and another one for the civil valour, for its resistance to the Nazi invasion during World War II. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (601x831, 315 KB)From Il Modulo Italian Encyclopedia, 1976 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (601x831, 315 KB)From Il Modulo Italian Encyclopedia, 1976 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Colossus of Barletta is a bronze statue of a Late Antique Roman emperor, more than twice life size (5. ... Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Theodosius II Flavius Theodosius II (April, 401 - July 28, 450 ). The eldest son of Eudoxia and Arcadius who at the age of 7 became the Roman Emperor of the East. ... The Challenge of Barletta (Italian: la Disfida di Barletta, literally the response) was a battle near Barletta, Italy that occurred on February 13, 1503. ... Year 1503 (MDIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Cannae (mod. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus Roman provinces on the eve of the assassination of Julius Caesar, c. ... Carthage (Greek: , from the Phoenician meaning new town, Arabic: , Latin: ) refers both to an ancient city in North Africa located in modern day Tunis and to the civilization that developed within the citys sphere of influence. ... Hannibal Barca (247 BC â€“ c. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Geography

Barletta is on the Adriatic coast, where the rocky shore is covered with sands from the Ofanto river. The river forms the boundary of the provinces of Bari and Foggia and has always influenced the agricultural activities of the area. The river also marks the passage from Murgia to the fertile plane of Tavoliere, which starts in Barletta. The Ofanto is a river in southern Italy. ... Murgia (plural: Murge) is a sub-region of Apulia (Puglia) in southern Italy, corresponding to a karst topographic plateau of rectangular shape, occupying the central area of the region. ...

Barletta is south-west of the Gulf of Manfredonia and in front of the promontory of Gargano. Its borders include: the Adriatic coast to the east; Trani 12 km to the south-east; Canosa 22 km to the south-west; the mouth of the Ofanto river 5 km to the north-west; and the town of Margerita 13 km to the North. It is situated on a low plane that varies from 10 to 15 meters above sea level. The surface extends over an area of 14.471 hectares, and has a length (east to west) of about 6 km, a width (north to south) of about 2 km and a perimeter of about 13 km. Trani is a seaport of Apulia, southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, in the province of Bari, and 40 km by railway west northwest of that town. ... Canosa should not be confused with Canossa in northern Italy. ...

In its territory there is a notably stable climate, in large part due to the presence of the sea, which attenuates the atmospheric contrast. The winds are usually from the south. The rainfall is low; it gets 500 mm of rain annually, distributed over about 70 days, with most of the rain in autumn and winter and minimal rain between the second half of June and the first half of August.

Territory

The commune comprises two parts, Montaltino and Fiumara, a famous tourist village of North Bari. The communes next to Barletta are: Andria, Canosa di Puglia, Margherita di Savoia, San Ferdinando di Puglia, Trani, and Trinitapoli. Andria may refer to: Dreamz Alfonso Andria, (b. ... View of Canosa Canosa is a town in Apulia, population 30,374, in southern Italy, between Bari and Foggia, located in the Province of Bari. ... Margrethe of Savoy (Turin, November 20, 1851- Bordighera, 1926), was the Queen of Italy during the reign (1878-1900) of her husband, Humbert I. She was the daughter of Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa and granddaughter of Carlo Alberto. ... Country Italy Region Apulia Province Foggia (FG) Mayor Elevation 64 m Area 41 kmÂ² Population - Total 14,326 - Density 349/kmÂ² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Sanferdinandesi Dialing code 0883 Postal code 71046 Patron St. ... Trani is a seaport of Apulia, southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, in the province of Bari, and 40 km by railway west northwest of that town. ... Province of Foggia Trinitapoli is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. ...

History

Barletta traces its origins to the third century B.C. when the city was named Bardulos. The 3rd century BC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. ...

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, during the war between the French and the Spanish, the city was the theater of an historic victory of Italian knights over the French challengers, in what became known as the challenge of Barletta (13 February 1503). (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Challenge of Barletta (Italian: la Disfida di Barletta, literally the response) was a battle near Barletta, Italy that occurred on February 13, 1503. ...

The city was the capital of its district and the seat of the lower prefecture for the 120 years between 1806 and 1927.

During World War II, the city was the site of the first episode of Italian resistance against the Nazi troops, thereby earning the Gold Medal of Military Valour and of Civil Merit. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Famous Barlettans

Statue of the poet in Reggio Emilia. ... Carlo Cafiero (1846-1892) Important Italian anarchist & champion of Mikhail Bakunin during the second half of the 1800s. ... For the character on the TV series Lost, see Mikhail Bakunin Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin (Russian â€” ÐœÐ¸Ñ…Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐÐ»ÐµÐºÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð‘Ð°ÐºÑƒÐ½Ð¸Ð½, Michel Bakunin â€” on the grave in Bern), (May 18 (30 N.S.), 1814â€“June 19 (July 1 N.S.), 1876) was a well-known Russian revolutionary, and often considered one of the â€œfathers of modern... Gennaro Del Vecchio (born 25 March 1978 in Barletta) is an Italian football (soccer) player. ... Giuseppe De Nittis (February 25, 1846 â€“ August 12, 1884) was an Italian painter whose work merges the styles of Salon art and Impressionism. ... Please see: Banca dItalia is the Italian Central Bank. ... Carlo Maria Giulini (May 9, 1914 â€“ June 14, 2005) was an Italian conductor. ... Pietro Paolo Mennea (born June 28, 1952) is an Italian former sprinter, who held the 200 m world record for 17 years. ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1980: 1980 Summer Olympics 1980 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Mario Gallo (July 31, 1878 Barletta, Puglia Italy - 1945 in Buenos Aires) was an Italian born Argentine film director of the 1900s and 1910s and one of the earliest directors in the Cinema of Argentina. ... The Cinema of Argentina has a long tradition, and plays an important role in the culture of Argentina. ...

Economy

Barletta is purely a city of agriculture and industry, of which vineyards and olive groves are the most wide-spread crops. The industrial apparatus is well developed with the presence of a number of shoe-making and textile factories. In the end, this contributes an economic sector of modest proportions to the city.

Transportation

The city is reachable by train from both the FS line (Trenitalia company), from the Ferrovie del NordBarese (between Bari-Barletta with two stations in the city), and from the Barletta-Spinazzola line. By car it is reachable from the A14 autostrada (exiting at Andria-Barletta or Canosa) or the SS16 superstrada or from the airport of Bari-Palese about 55 km from Barletta. Other than Barletta's commercial port, there aren't sea connections, though Bari and other cities have ferry services across the Adriatic.

Tourism

The city is endowed with a very long, sandy coast streching to both the east and the west from the commercial port. Along the coast, there are various attractive beaches and trees to the west which create a nice environment for tourists.

The principle monuments of the city are the castle (home to the civic museum), the Colossus of Barletta (a large bronze statue), the nearby Basilica of San Sepolcro (a Romanesque church with particular Oriental influences from Jerusalem, since in the period of the crusades the pilgrims came from a church adjoining a hospital), the Cathedral (a good example of the fusion of Gothic and Roman styles), the Cantina of the Challenge, the Palace of the Marra (a united example of Baroque style that is outside Salent and near the home of the pinacotec), the archeological site of the Canne della Battaglia, the location of the famous clash between the Roman troops and Hannibal in 216 B.C. The Colossus of Barletta is a bronze statue of a Late Antique Roman emperor, more than twice life size (5. ... Cannae (mod. ...

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