Loconia is a southern Italian village and the only hamlet (frazione) of Canosa di Puglia, a municipality in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia. As of 2009 its population was of 82.[1]

Loconia
Frazione
Loconia Location of Loconia in Italy
Coordinates: 41°09′33.8″N 15°56′19.0″E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT)
Comune	Canosa di Puglia
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	82
Demonym(s)	Loconiani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	76012
Dialing code	(+39) 0883
Patron saint	St. Anthony of Padua[2]

History

The village is a rural planned community, realized during Fascism in early 1930s, and named after the river Locone.

Geography

Loconia lies near the rivers Ofanto and Locone, nearby the borders of Apulia with Basilicata. It is crossed by the national highway SS93 and is 14 km far from Canosa, 17 from Minervino Murge, 18 from Cerignola, and 18 from Lavello. Around the village there are some rural localities (Cefalicchio, Crocifisso, Galere, Posta Piana, Socialisti), named after some ancient farmhouses (masserie).[3]

Events

• Patronal feast of St. Anthony of Padua, in the second sunday of August.[2]
• Sagra of Percoca Peach, in the second saturday of August.[4]

See also

• Locone Lake

References