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Altamura

thumb|View of a street in the old town thumb|Pulo di Altamura - A large doline in Altamura's territory. thumb|The Liceo classico|classical lyceum "Cagnazzi"

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Altamura is a town in southern Italy known for its historic old town and distinctive natural features, including a large sinkhole called the Pulo di Altamura. The town is home to cultural institutions like the classical lyceum "Cagnazzi" and maintains historical significance through its preserved medieval architecture and landscape.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Altamura
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Altamura
Italian comune.image_skyline: Altamura, basilica cattedrale palatina di s.m. assunta, 01.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Altamura Cathedral
Italian comune.image_shield: Altamura-Stemma.png
Italian comune.image_map: Map of comune of Altamura (metropolitan city of Bari, region Apulia, Italy).svg
Italian comune.map_caption: Altamura within the Province of Bari
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Italian comune.region: Apulia
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Bari (BA)
Italian comune.frazioni: Casal Sabini, Fornello, Madonna del Buon Cammino, Marinella, Masseria Franchini, Pescariello, Sanuca
Italian comune.mayor: Francesco Rinaldi
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 427
Italian comune.population_total: 70539
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 July 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Altamuran
Italian comune.elevation_m: 450
Italian comune.saint: Saint Irene of Lecce

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Altamura
Demonym: altamurani
Population: 69880
Area: 431.38
Elevation: 467
Official website: www.comune.altamura.ba.it
Image: Puglia Altamura1 tango7174.jpg
Dialing code: 080
Licence plate code: BA

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Commons category: Altamura
postal code: 70022
Commons gallery: Altamura
P11012: Stanka Zlateva

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Article

18 sections

Contents

History
Ancient city
The new city
Geography
Demographics
Main sights
Events
Economy
Education
Museums
Transport
Twin towns — sister cities
People
Military
See also
References
Sources
External links

thumb|View of a street in the old town thumb|Pulo di Altamura - A large doline in Altamura's territory. thumb|The Liceo classico|classical lyceum "Cagnazzi"

Altamura (; ; ) is a town and comune of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is located on one of the hills of the Murge plateau in the Metropolitan City of Bari, southwest of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. , its population amounts to 70,595 inhabitants.