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Andria Hickey
Andria (; Bari dialect, Barese: ) is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia (southern Italy). It is an agriculture, agricultural and service center, producing wine, olives and almonds. It is the fourth-largest municipality in the Apulia region (behind Bari, Taranto, and Foggia) and the largest municipality of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. It is known for the 13th-century Castel del Monte (Apulia), Castel del Monte. Geography The city is located in the area of the Altopiano delle Murge, Murgia and lies at a distance of from Barletta and the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast. Its municipality, the 16th per area in Italy, borders with Barletta, Canosa di Puglia, Corato, Minervino Murge, Ruvo di Puglia, Spinazzola and Trani, Apulia, Trani. History Different theories exist about the origins of Andria. In 915 it is mentioned as a "Casalis, casale" ("hamlet") depending from Trani, Apulia, Trani; it acquired the status of city around 1046, when the Norman count Peter I of Trani, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castel Del Monte, Apulia
Castel del Monte (Italian language, Italian for "Castle of the Mountain"; Bari dialect, Barese: ''Castìdde du Monte'') is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by King of Sicily, King Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. In the 18th century, the castle's interior marbles and remaining furnishings were removed. It has neither a moat nor a drawbridge and some considered it never to have been intended as a defensive fortress. However, archaeological work has suggested that it originally had a Curtain wall (fortification), curtain wall. Described by the ''Enciclopedia Italiana'' as "the most fascinating castle built by Frederick II", the site is protected as a World Heritage Site. It also appears on the Italian version of the one cent Euro coin. Location Castel del Monte is situated on a small hill close to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
