Canosa di Puglia
Canaus (Neapolitan) | |
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Comune di Canosa di Puglia | |
Nickname(s): La Piccola Roma ("Little Rome"); "The City of Princes, Emperors and Bishops" | |
Motto(s): Città d'Arte e Cultura ("City of Art and Culture") | |
Coordinates: 41°13′N 16°4′E / 41.217°N 16.067°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Province | Barletta-Andria-Trani (BAT) |
Founded | 6000-3000 BC |
Frazioni | Loconia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vito Malcangio (Right Wind) |
Area | |
• Total | 150.93 km2 (58.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
Highest elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 29,847 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Demonym | Canosini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 76012 |
Patron saint | Sabinus of Canosa |
Saint day | August 1 |
Website | Official website |
Canosa di Puglia, generally known simply as Canosa (Canosino: Canaus), is a town and comune in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, southern Italy. It is located between Bari and Foggia, on the northwestern edge of the plateau of the Murgia which dominates the Ofanto valley and the extensive plains of Tavoliere delle Puglie, ranging from Mount Vulture at the Gargano, to the Adriatic coast. Canosa, the Roman Canusium, is considered the principal archaeological center of Apulia, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in Italy.[3] A number of vases and other archaeological finds are located in local museums and private collections. It is not far from the position on the Ofanto River where the Romans found refuge after the defeat of the Battle of Cannae and is the burial place of Bohemund I of Antioch.