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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
Coat of arms
Location of Oria
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Coordinates: 40°30′N 17°38′E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Brindisi (BR)
Government
• Mayor	Maria Lucia Carone
Area [1]
• Total	83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)[2]
• Total	15,094
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Demonym	Oritani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	72024
Dialing code	0831
Patron saint	Barsanuphius of Palestine
Saint day	August 29
Website	Official 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.

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

• Castle, mostly the result of modifications from the early 13th century under Frederick II Hohenstaufen and, later, under the Angevines, who added two cylindrical towers.
• Gate of the Jews (Italian: Porta degli Ebrei).
• Oria Cathedral: Basilica, built from 1750 over a pre-existing building damaged by an earthquake. The interior houses numerous paintings from the 17th to the 20th century. The exterior is commanded by the large polychrome dome.
• San Domenico: church built from 1572. The interior has Baroque paintings, while also notable is the cloister of the annexed convent.
• San Francesco d'Assisi
• San Francesco da Paola: late 16th century church
• San Giovanni Battista: church originally built in the 14th century but later included in a large Baroque edifice in the 17th century.
• Grotto church of Madonna della Scala.
• Bishop's Palace (16th century)
• Sanctuary of San Cosimo alla Macchia

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:

• Lorch, Germany.
• Miekinia, Poland.
• Sarteano, Italy.

Notes

External links

• Official Oria tourist site
• Jewish Encyclopedia entry on Oria
• Video Tournament Medioeval of Oria – and Meteo Oria

На других языках

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[de] Oria (Apulien)

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

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- [en] Oria, Apulia

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[es] Oria (Italia)

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

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[ru] Ория (Апулия)

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

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