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Oria (or Orra, Latin: Uria; Ancient Greek: Ὑρία, romanized: Huría or Οὐρία, Ouría;[3] Hebrew: אוריה, romanized: uriya) is a town and comune in the Apulia region, in the province of Brindisi, in southern Italy. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria.

Oria
Orìa  (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Oria
Location of Oria
Oria
Location of Oria in Italy
Oria
Oria (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°30′N 17°38′E
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceBrindisi (BR)
Government
  MayorMaria Lucia Carone
Area
  Total83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)[2]
  Total15,094
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
DemonymOritani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
72024
Dialing code0831
Patron saintBarsanuphius of Palestine
Saint dayAugust 29
WebsiteOfficial website

History


In classical times, Oria was known as Hyria (Uria) or Hyrium, a city in ancient Messapia and one of the principal Messapian cities. It was just north of the ancient town Manduria, at some distance southwest of Brundisium, and southeast of Taras/Tarentum; corresponding to the location of the modern town.

A coin from Oria, Roman age, portraying Hercules.
A coin from Oria, Roman age, portraying Hercules.
The castle.
The castle.

According to Herodotus (7.170), it was founded by the Messapians (who according to Herodotus were originally Cretans) sometime after the abortive siege of the Sicanian city Camicus. Messapians were probably of Illyrian origin.[4] Between 217 and 84 BC the city was minting its own coins. The coins often feature Iapagus, the Iapygian national hero.

Hyria was conquered by the Romans. It was destroyed in AD 924 and 977. In 1266, Oria was besieged by Manfred of Sicily.


Main sights



Jewish presence


Oria had one of the oldest Jewish communities in Europe. Jewish scholarship in Oria included the study of philosophy, the Talmud, languages such as Greek and Latin, and medicine and natural sciences. It was home to Shefatya ben Amitai and Shabbethai Donnolo, one of the first Hebrew writers who was native to Europe.

Ten scholars in the community were killed when Arabs under Abu Ahmad Ja'far ibn 'Ubaid conquered Oria in July 4 925. This was the beginning of the end of Jewish presence in Oria; the last relic was an epitaph produced in 1035. It is likely, however, that Jews were living in Oria until the 15th century.


People


Jewish scholar and writer Shabbethai Donnolo was born in Oria in 913.

The neoclassisictic writer Francesco Milizia was born in Oria in 1725.


Twin cities


Oria is twinned with:


Notes


  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Population from ISTAT
  3. "Γεωγραφικά/Β - Βικιθήκη". el.wikisource.org.
  4. Kessler. "Messapii (Italics / Illyrians)". Retrieved 12 April 2020.




На других языках


[de] Oria (Apulien)

Oria ist eine italienische Gemeinde (comune) mit 14.950 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2019) in der Provinz Brindisi, Region Apulien.
- [en] Oria, Apulia

[es] Oria (Italia)

Oria es una localidad y comune italiana de la provincia de Brindisi, región de Apulia, con 15.350 habitantes.

[ru] Ория (Апулия)

Ория (итал. Oria) — коммуна в Италии, располагается в регионе Апулия, в провинции Бриндизи.



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