Bisceglie

Bisceglie
Comune
Comune di Bisceglie

The harbour

Coat of arms
Bisceglie

Location of Bisceglie in Italy

Coordinates: 41°14′35″N 16°30′19″E / 41.24306°N 16.50528°E / 41.24306; 16.50528
Country Italy
Region  Apulia
Province Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT)
Government
  Mayor Francesco Carlo Spina (Scelta Civica)
Area
  Total 68.48 km2 (26.44 sq mi)
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 55,424
  Density 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Biscegliesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 76011
Dialing code 080
Patron saint Sts. Maurus, Sergius and Pantaleon[2]
Saint day First Monday in August
Website Official website

Bisceglie (Italian pronunciation: [biʃˈʃeʎʎe]) is a town and comune on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of c. 55,424, in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia (Italian: Puglia), in southern Italy.

History

According to one theory, in Roman times there would have been a settlement here called Vigiliae (Vigil). The modern city was founded by the Normans in the 11th century and enlarged under the Aragonese dynasty of Naples in the 15th century.

Ecclesiastical history

Around 800 AD was established a Diocese of Bisceglie.

It was suppressed on 27 June 1818, its territory and title being merged into the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trani-Bisceglie.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(?incomplete: first centuries unavailable?)

Suffragan Bishops of Bisceglie

Main sights

Also notable is the naturalistic area of Pantano-Ripalta.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bisceglie is twinned with :

Notable people

Transport

Bisceglie railway station links the town with cities such as Rome, Bologna, Ancona, Foggia, Bari, Lecce and Taranto.

Neighbouring communes

Corato, Molfetta, Ruvo di Puglia, Terlizzi, Trani, Andria

Sources and External links

Notes

  1. Population data from Istat
  2. Source for patrons: http://www.comuni-italiani.it/072/009/index.html
  3. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Soriani, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  4.  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bisceglie". Encyclopædia Britannica 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 992.
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