world.wikisort.org - Italy

Search / Calendar

Minervino Murge (Central Apulian: Menarvèine [mənarˈvɛinə]) is a town and comune, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in the administrative province of Barletta-Andria-Trani in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, lying on the western flank of the Murgia Barese mountain chain.

Minervino Murge
Menarvèine (Neapolitan)
Comune
Comune di Minervino Murge
Location of Minervino Murge
Minervino Murge
Location of Minervino Murge in Italy
Minervino Murge
Minervino Murge (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°6′N 16°5′E
CountryItaly
Region Apulia
ProvinceBarletta-Andria-Trani (BT)
Government
  MayorMaria Laura Mancini
Area
  Total255.38 km2 (98.60 sq mi)
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
  Total9,528
  Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
DemonymMinervinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
76013
Dialing code0883
Patron saintSt. Michael Archangel
Saint day29 September

It assumed its present name in 1836, formerly known as just Minervino (with namesakes).

It is 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Canosa di Puglia and 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Spinazzola, in the Alta Murgia National Park.

The town's economy is based mainly on agriculture and herding. The karstic geology of the area has conditioned its main crops: grapes, olives, wheat, and almonds.


Ecclesiastical History



Residential Ordinaries


Suffragan Bishops of Minervino
First centuries unavailable or incomplete

Titular see


The diocese was nominally restored in 1968 as Latin Titular bishopric of Minervino Murge (Curiate Italian) / Minervium (Latin) / Minerbinen(sis) (Latin).

It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :


City sights



Former Cathedral of Mary Assumed



Other sights



Twin towns



See also




Bibliography - ecclesiastical history
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

На других языках


[de] Minervino Murge

Minervino Murge ist eine italienische Gemeinde mit 8604 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2019) in der Provinz Barletta-Andria-Trani, Region Apulien. Die Gemeinde war vor 2008 Bestandteil der Provinz Bari.
- [en] Minervino Murge

[es] Minervino Murge

Minervino Murge es una localidad italiana de la provincia de Barletta-Andria-Trani, región de Puglia, con 9.672 habitantes.[3]

[ru] Минервино-Мурдже

Минервино-Мурдже (итал. Minervino Murge) — коммуна в Италии, располагается в регионе Апулия, в провинции Барлетта-Андрия-Трани.



Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии