Ascoli Satriano

Ascoli Satriano
Àsculë (Neapolitan)
Comune di Ascoli Satriano
Coat of arms of Ascoli Satriano
Location of Ascoli Satriano
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Ascoli Satriano is located in Italy
Ascoli Satriano
Ascoli Satriano
Location of Ascoli Satriano in Italy
Ascoli Satriano is located in Apulia
Ascoli Satriano
Ascoli Satriano
Ascoli Satriano (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°12′56″N 15°33′28″E / 41.21556°N 15.55778°E / 41.21556; 15.55778
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceFoggia (FG)
FrazioniSan Carlo
Government
 • MayorVincenzo Sarcone
Area
 • Total333.68 km2 (128.83 sq mi)
Elevation393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[3]
 • Total6,188
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
DemonymAscolani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
71022
Dialing code0885
Patron saintSan Potito
Saint dayJanuary 14
WebsiteOfficial website
Polychrome marble carving (4th century BC) of two griffins devouring a deer. Formerly at the Getty Museum, now at The Museum Center of Ascoli Satriano.
Church of San Rocco.

Ascoli Satriano (Italian: [ˈaskoli satriˈaːno]; Foggiano: Àsculë) is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It is located on the edge of a large plain in Northern Apulia known as the Tavoliere delle Puglie.[4]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Ascoli Satriano". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  4. ^ Curtis, Daniel. Is there an ‘agro-town’ model for Southern Italy? Exploring the diverse roots and development of the agro-town structure through a comparative case study in Apulia. Continuity and Change Vol. 28 (03) December 2013, pp 377 - 419 DOI: 10.1017/S0268416013000362, Published online: 27 November 2013.

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