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L' Apulia era una regione storico-geografica dell' Italia antica confinante a nord-ovest con il Sannio, a sud-ovest con la Lucania e a sud-est con l'allora Calabria (corrispondente alla gran parte della penisola salentina ), mentre a nord-est era bagnata dal mare Adriatico .
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La Puglia (AFI: /ˈpuʎʎa/; Apulia in latino, Ἰαπυγία Iapygia...
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Apulia's coastline is longer than that of any other mainland Italian region. In the north, the Gargano promontory extends out into the Adriatic sea like a "sperone" ("spur"), while in the south, the Salento peninsula forms the "tacco" ("heel") of Italy's boot. The highest peak in the region is Monte Cornacchia 1,152 m (3,780 ft) above sea level) wi...
Apulia is one of the richest archaeological regions in Italy. It was first colonised by Mycenaean Greeks. The region became one of the centres of Magna Graecia, with the foundation along its coasts of many Greek city-states (póleis). The origin of the toponym Apulia (Latin Āpūlia, whence its modern Italian name Puglia derives) is unknown. The Greek...
The region's contribution to Italy's gross value addedwas around 4.6% in 2000, while its population was 7% of the total. The per capita GDP is low compared to the national average and represents about 68.1% of the EU average. The share of gross value added by the agricultural and services sectors was above the national average in 2000. The region h...
The region has a good network of roads, but the railway network is less comprehensive, particularly in the south. There are no high-speed lines, but a high-speed line between Naples and Bari is under construction, which should be completed in 2027. The region is crossed northwest to southeast by the A14 highway (Bologna–Taranto), which connects the...
Emigration from the region's depressed areas to northern Italy and the rest of Europe was very intense in the years between 1956 and 1971. Subsequently, the trend declined, as economic conditions improved, to the point where there was net immigration in the years between 1982 and 1985. Since 1986, the stagnation in employment has led to a new inver...
Since 1 June 2015, former judge and mayor of Bari Michele Emiliano of the Democratic Partyhas served as President of the Apulian region.
Cuisine
Important locally produced ingredients include olive oil, artichokes, tomatoes, eggplant, asparagus, and various kinds of seafood. Local specialties include the carosello, a variety of muskmelon which is often consumed when unripe. Apulian Protected designation of origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical indication(PGI) products included cheeses, olive oils, fruits and vegetables, and a type of bread. Typically Apulian pasta shapes are orecchiette, cavatelli, and troccoli. Popular street foods...
Language
As with the other regions of Italy, the national language (since 1861) is Italian. However, because of its long and varied history, other historical languages have been used in this region for centuries. The local languages of northern and central Apulia (roughly the provinces of Bari, Barletta-Andria-Trani, and Foggia as well as the northwestern parts of the Province of Taranto) are the Apulian Southern Italo-Romance dialects, including Bari dialect and Tarantino dialect. In the southern reg...
Sports
Apulia is home to several national football, water polo, volleyball, basketball and tennis clubs. Across the top three levels of Italian football, the clubs in Apulia include: 1. U.S. Lecce playing in Serie A 2. S.S.C. Bari playing in Serie B 3. Calcio Foggia 1920 playing in Serie C 4. S.S. Audace Cerignola playing in Serie C 5. Fidelis Andria 2018 playing in Serie C 6. S.S. Monopoli 1966 playing in Serie C 7. Virtus Francavilla Calcio playing in Serie C 8. Taranto F.C. 1927 playing in Serie C
Desmond Seward, An Armchair Traveller's History of Apulia(Haus Publishing, 2013)Stefania Mola, Apulia: the Cathedrals(Adda, 2008)Francesco Carofiglio, Apulia, a Tourist's Guide to the Culture of Apulia(1988)Susanna Gelmetti, Italian Country Cooking: Recipes from Umbria & Apulia (1996), ISBN 1872803229- 19,358 km² (7,474 sq mi)
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La storia della Puglia riguarda le vicende storiche relative alla Puglia, regione dell' Italia meridionale . Indice. 1 La preistoria. 2 Prima dei Romani. 3 Il periodo romano. 4 Gli Ostrogoti e la prima colonizzazione bizantina. 5 L'avanzata longobarda. 6 I Saraceni e la seconda colonizzazione bizantina. 7 Periodo normanno.
Nella divisione dell'Italia in regioni, compiuta da Augusto, col nome di Apulia venne indicata la seconda regione, che comprendeva tutta la parte sud-orientale della penisola, dal fiume Tifernus (Biferno) al capo di Leuca, dalle rive dell'Adriatico ai monti del Sannio e della Campania e al fiume Bradanus (Plinio, Nat. Hist ., III, 103 segg.).
Apulia. Puglia: Murge plateau. Murge plateau in the Puglia regione, Italy. Puglia, regione, southeastern Italy. It extends from the Fortore River in the northwest to Cape Santa Maria di Leuca at the tip of the Salentine Peninsula (the “heel” of Italy) and comprises the provincie of Bari, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce, and Taranto.
L'Apulia era una regione storico-geografica dell'Italia antica confinante a nord-ovest con il Sannio, a sud-ovest con la Lucania e a sud-est con l'allora Calabria (corrispondente alla gran parte della penisola salentina), mentre a nord-est era bagnata dal mare Adriatico.
