Monopoli
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| Comune di Monopoli | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Bari (BA) |
| Mayor | none |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Area | 156 km² (60 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2007-05-31) | |
| - Total | 49,591 |
| - Density | 318/km² (824/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Monopolitani |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Postal code | 70043 |
| Frazioni | Assunta, Tavarello, Paglierici, Stomazzelli, Rizzitello, Chiesa dei Morti, Padre Sergio, S.Teresa, Macchia di Monte, Zingarello, Impalata, Cozzana, Gravina, Gorgofreddo, Lamalunga, S.Lucia, Antonelli, Corvino, Capitolo, Santo Stefano, Lamascrasciola, Barcato, S. Oceano, S. Vincenzo |
| Patron | Madonna della Madia |
| - Day | December 16 |
| Website: www.comune.monopoli.bari.it | |
Monopoli (Monòpolis in Greek) is a town in Italy, in the province of Bari, region of Apulia. The town is roughly 156 square km in area and lies about 40 km southeast from Bari. It has about 50,000 inhabitants.
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[edit] History
The area was first settled as a Greek establishment as the city of Egnatia, Monopoli being a smaller outer village.
After the destruction of Egnatia by the Ostrogoth king Totila in 545, its inhabitants fled to Monopoli, from which it derives its name as "only city". In the following centuries the area would be controlled by the Byzantines, Normans and Hohenstaufen, and was a starting point for naval Crusades expeditions. Later it was a fied under Angevine and Aragonese feudal lords.
In 1484 the city came under Venetian control and saw an economic upswing as a seaport on the Adriatic Sea as a base between Bari and Brindisi, as well as through trading its own agricultural goods. Under Spanish rule Monopoli became a free city in 1545. It became part of the kingdom of Italy in 1860.
[edit] Main sights
- Castle of Charles V
- Jerusalem Hospital, founded in 1350 by the Hospitaller
- Cathedral Basiica.
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] External links
- Monopoli.info All infos about the city
- Website of the municipality of Monopoli
- Information about Monopoli on Wikitravel
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