Trinitapoli

Trinitapoli is a town and comune in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

Trinitapoli
Comune di Trinitapoli
Location of Trinitapoli
Trinitapoli
Location of Trinitapoli in Italy
Trinitapoli
Trinitapoli (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°21′N 16°6′E
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceBarletta-Andria-Trani (BT)
FrazioniOfantino
Government
  MayorFrancesco di Feo
Area
  Total148.77 km2 (57.44 sq mi)
Population
 (31 March 2018)[2]
  Total14,604
  Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Casalini or Trinitapolesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
76015
Dialing code0883
Patron saintSt. Stephen and Holy Mary of Loreto
WebsiteOfficial website

A few kilometres from the town are the ruins of Salapia (later called Salpia and Salpi), which was already a bishopric by 314, when its bishop Pardus took part in the Council of Arles. The town flourished from the 11th to the 13th centuries but its later decline was sealed when the episcopal see was suppressed in 1547 and its territory united to that of Trani.[3]

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. On the history of the diocese see Pietro di Biase, Puglia medievale e insediamenti scomparsi. La vicenda di Salpi, Fasano, 1985, pp. 233-254; Pasquale Corsi, Pietro di Biase, Documenti vaticani relativi alla diocesi di Salpi (1237-1544), Trinitapoli, 1994; the entry "Salpi" by Pietro di Biase in Cronotassi, iconografia ed araldica dell'episcopato pugliese, Bari, 1986



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