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Volturara Appula is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Once a flourishing city, the comune now has a population of less than 400.[3]
Volturara Appula | |
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Comune | |
| Comune di Volturara Appula | |
Location of Volturara Appula  | |
  Volturara Appula Location of Volturara Appula in Apulia  Volturara Appula Volturara Appula (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′N 15°3′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Foggia (FG) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincenzo Zibisco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 380 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Volturaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 71030 |
| Dialing code | 0881 |
| Patron saint | St. Luke |
| Saint day | 18 October |
| Website | Official website |
History
The date of his foundation is not known; the first historical paper citing it, is a document of Pope Giovanni (John) XIII that, in 969 A.D., lists Volturara as a bishopric, depending from Benevento. Vulturaria, as it was previously called, was ruled in various times by its bishops, and by a number of noble families, including a branch of Caracciolos that built the so said 'Dukedom Palace'.[4]
Main sights
The Apulian Romanesque cathedral was built in the 13th century. It has a massive bell-tower with three bells of bronze with a noteworthy percentage of silver. Another church, the 16th-century Santuario di Maria SS. della Sanità (Shrine of Our Lady of Health) was reputedly built by Marquis Bartolomeo Caracciolo in thanksgiving for recovery from illness.[4]
Bishopric
Its bishopric, the Diocese of Vulturara, was united with that of Diocese of Montecorvino to form the Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino in 1433.[5] Giuseppe Cappelletti gives detailed information about most of its bishops.[5] In 1818, upon a reorganization of the dioceses within the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies,[6] the diocese ceased to exist as a residential see and its territory became part of the diocese of Lucera.[5] It is now included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[7]
People
Giuseppe Conte, the Prime Minister of Italy in 2018-2021 was born in Volturara, but grew up in San Giovanni Rotondo.
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- Comune di Volturara Appula
- Official website of Volturara Appula
- Giuseppe Cappelletti, Le Chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni, Venezia 1864, vol. XIX, pp. 293-303
- Bull De utiliori, in Bullarii romani continuatio, Tomus XV, Romae 1853, pp. 56-61
- Ánnuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 1010
External links
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[de] Volturara Appula
Volturara Appula ist eine italienische Gemeinde (comune) mit 397 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2019) in der Provinz Foggia in Apulien. Die Gemeinde liegt etwa 41 Kilometer westnordwestlich von Foggia und grenzt unmittelbar an die Provinz Benevento (Kampanien).- [en] Volturara Appula
[es] Volturara Appula
Volturara Appula es una localidad y comune italiana de la provincia de Foggia, región de Apulia, con 510 habitantes.[ru] Вольтурара-Аппула
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