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Altamura

For other uses, see Altamura (disambiguation).
Altamura
Ialtamùre (Neapolitan)
Comune
Comune di Altamura
Altamura Cathedral
Altamura Cathedral
Coat of arms of Altamura
Coat of arms
Altamura within the Province of Bari
Altamura within the Province of Bari
Location of Altamura
Map
Altamura is located in Italy
Altamura
Altamura
Location of Altamura in Italy
Altamura is located in Apulia
Altamura
Altamura
Altamura (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°49′N 16°33′E / 40.817°N 16.550°E / 40.817; 16.550
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
Metropolitan cityBari (BA)
FrazioniCasal Sabini, Fornello, Madonna del Buon Cammino, Marinella, Masseria Franchini, Pescariello, Sanuca
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Rinaldi
Area
[1]
 • Total427 km2 (165 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (31 July 2017)[2]
 • Total70,539
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
DemonymAltamuran
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
70022
Dialing code080
Patron saintSaint Irene of Lecce
Saint dayMay 5
WebsiteOfficial website
View of a street in the old town
Pulo di Altamura - A large doline in Altamura's territory.
The classical lyceum "Cagnazzi"

Altamura (/ˌæltəˈmʊərə/, Italian: [ˌaltaˈmuːra]; Barese: Ialtamùre) is a town and comune of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is located on one of the hills of the Murge plateau in the Metropolitan City of Bari, 45 kilometres (28 miles) southwest of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. As of 2017, its population amounts to 70,595 inhabitants.[3]

The city is known for its particular quality of bread called Pane di Altamura, which is sold in numerous other Italian cities. The 130,000-year-old calcified Altamura Man was discovered in 1993 in the nearby limestone cave called grotta di Lamalunga.

View of Altamura (final years of the 16th century) - Taken from the maps of Angelica Library - Archivio Generalizio Agostiniano, Carte Rocca P/33[4]
  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Population data from ISTAT - National Institute of Statistics (Italy)".
  3. ^ (in Italian) Source: Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Comune di Altamura 12-31-2013
  4. ^ pupillo-immaini, pag. 19

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