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Minervino Murge

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
445 m (1,460 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Monday 1:54 AM

Dialling code
  
0883

Region
  
Apulia

Demonym(s)
  
Minervinesi

Area
  
255.4 km²

Postal code
  
76013

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Province / Metropolitan city
  
Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT)

Province
  
Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 81% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Torre Civica dell'Orologio, Faro Votivo, Torre Quattrocentesca Del Balzo-Orsini

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Minervino Murge is a town and comune in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani and region of Apulia in southern Italy, lying on the western flank of the Murgia Barese mountain chain. It is 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Canosa di Puglia and 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Spinazzola, in the Alta Murgia National Park.

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Map of 76013 Minervino Murge Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Italy

The town's economy is based mainly on agriculture and herding. The karstic geology of the area has conditioned its main crops: grapes, olives, wheat and almonds.

Minervino murge


Main sights

  • The medieval Cathedral, mostly rebuilt in later centuries
  • The castle (14th century), later remade as a palazzo
  • The Baroque church of the Immacolata Concezione
  • A 15th century tower

    • Not far are the Caves of Altamura.

    Twin towns

  • Sagliano Micca, Italy, since 2009

    • References

    Minervino Murge Wikipedia
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