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Casamassima
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Casamassima (Barese: ) is a town and comune of 19,786 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy. Is also called "The Blue Town". The town is located inland from the Italian coastline, thrives and is built on agriculture, primarily that of wine, olives and almond production. Founded around the seventh and eighth centuries, the village started as a Roman encampment, according to legend.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Casamassima
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Casamassima
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Il Paese Azzurro, via Paliodoro.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Casamassima
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Casamassima-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.shield_alt
- Coat of arms of Casamassima
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Italian comune.region
- Apulia
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Bari (BA)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giuseppe Nitti
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 77
- Italian comune.population_total
- 19846
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2016
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Casamassimesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 223
- Italian comune.saint
- San Rocco
- Italian comune.day
- Second Sunday in September
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 70010
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Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
38 sectionsContents
- Physical geography
- History
- From the foundation to the Middle Ages
- Attack by Louis I of Hungary
- 16th to 19th century
- The blue country (paese azzurro)
- Since the 20th country
- Monuments and places of interest
- Religious architecture
- Civil architecture
- Watch stand
- Palazzo Amenduni
- Ducal Palace Vaaz
- Monacelle palace
- Arch of Shadows
- Arch of Our Lady of Constantinople
- Rione Scesciola
- Via Paliodoro and Chiasso Bongustai
- Home of the poet Nazariantz
- Military architecture
- Polish Cemetery at Casamassima "Korpusu"
- Natural areas
- The forest of Marcedd
- Society
- Ethnic groups and foreign minorities
- Traditions and folklore
- Culture
- Library
- School
- University
- Theater
- Cinema
- Railway
- List of mayors
- Transportation
- See also
- References
- External links
Casamassima (Barese: ) is a town and comune of 19,786 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy. Is also called "The Blue Town". The town is located inland from the Italian coastline, thrives and is built on agriculture, primarily that of wine, olives and almond production. Founded around the seventh and eighth centuries, the village started as a Roman encampment, according to legend.
== Physical geography == Casamassima is located at the foot of the Murge with an average altitude of 230 meters. The highest point of the town is located at the area, in Casamassimese dialect "Vì d Caldaral" while the lower one is the area near Via Conversano and near to the commercial area. The territory is characterized by very fertile land and the presence of Lama San Giorgio that flows near the Bosco di Marcedd. Casamassima borders the municipalities of Turi, Adelfia, Sammichele di Bari, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Noicattaro, Valenzano, Capurso, Cellamare and Rutigliano
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Casamassima” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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