Terlizzi | |
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| Comune di Terlizzi | |
 Terlizzi's Cathedral (Concattedrale di San Michele Arcangelo) | |
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| Coordinates:41°08′N16°33′E / 41.133°N 16.550°E /41.133; 16.550 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) |
| Frazioni | Sovereto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michelangelo De Chirico (PD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.23 km2 (26.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2016)[2] | |
• Total | 26,983 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Terlizzesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 70038 |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Patron saint | Madonna of Sovereto |
| Saint day | April 23 |
| Website | Official website |
Terlizzi (Barese:Terrèzz) is an Italian small town of 26,084 inhabitants in theMetropolitan City of Bari inApulia, lying to the north west of the seaport ofBari on theAdriatic Sea, in the midst of a fertile plain.
Terlizzi is first mentioned in an 8th-century AD document, when itsLombard possessor donated the area to theAbbey of Montecassino. After the Byzantine domination, from the 11th century Trelizzi was under the influence of the counts ofGiovinazzo, whose memberAmico fortified both the cities. Later it was ruled by the Tuzziaco, Wrunfort,Orsini di Taranto andGrimaldi families. The oldest map of Terlizzi still hangs in the Palace atMonte Carlo of the latter's house.
It became a commune after theUnification of Italy in 1861, when it had 18,000 inhabitants.
It had a castle which at one time was very strong, and occasionally resorted to by theEmperor Frederick II, and later by theAragonese sovereigns of Naples.[3] Its remains include a 31-metre (102 ft) high clock tower in the center of town that was built by the Norman conquerors in the 12th century AD. The back-lit clock on that tower is the second largest inEurope afterBig Ben.
The Co-Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo was built in Neo-Classicist style in the 18th and 19th centuries, replacing the oldRomanesqueDuomo of the 13th century. It houses several canvasses and a notable collection of wooden statues.
The walls and towers of the town remain, but the fosse was turned into boulevards.[3]
In 1745, a fine Greek-made inkstand inlaid in silver was found in a nearby, ancient cove, in Suberito (at now, Sovereto). Starting from that date, was built a 22-metre (72 ft) tall triumphal wagon to keep the picture in Terlizzi's streets.
One of the last remaining stretches of theAppian Way that is still unpaved runs through the outskirts of Terlizzi. This stretch of the Appian Way is part of theVia Appia Traiana, built by EmperorTrajan sometime around 115 AD. Just off this road, 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) out of the town, is the church of Santa Maria di Cesano, built in 1055 AD. It houses a precious Byzantine fresco of Christ Pantocrator.In the centre of the city is notable the big Palace built by the Barons de Gemmis, with the annexed church of Santa Maria La Nova. It is from the 18th century and was designed by the architectLuigi Vanvitelli.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Terlizzi".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 641.| International | |
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