Ruvo di Puglia
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| Comune di Ruvo di Puglia | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Bari |
| Mayor | |
| Elevation | 240 m |
| Area | 221 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of December 31, 2004) | 25,635 |
| - Density | 116/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Ruvesi |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Postal code | 70037 |
| Frazioni | Calendano |
| Patron | Saint Blaise |
| - Day | February 3 |
  Location of Ruvo di Puglia in Italy |
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Ruvo di Puglia is a town and comune in the province of Bari, Puglia, Italy.
Its territory is essentialy devoted to agriculture, wine and olives growing. It is part of the Murge karst landscape.
[edit] History
The most ancient archaeological findings from the area date to the 9th century BC. In the 3rd century BC it commerced with the Greater Greece, Etruria and Greece. Under the Roman Empire it was first a military stronghold and later a municipium; then it was ruled by the Byzantines, the Saracens and the Normans. Later it was part of the county of Conversano.
After the Aragonese and French dominations it was a fief of the Carafa family, until the abolition of feudalism in 1806.
[edit] Main sights
- The Cathedral is one of the most famous examples of Apulian Romanesque architecture. The façade has three portals and numerouse decorations, depicting Christian symbols as well as griffins and other fantastic figures. There are two rose windows. The interior has a nave and two aisles ending with a transept. Among the numerous works of art, a wooden statue and the reliquiary of St. Blaise, a fresco portraying the Madonna and Child with St. Sebastian, a panel of the Virgin of Constantinople and a noteworthy wooden cross. Under the church are the remains of the palaeo-christian church and Roman tombs.
- Palazzo Jatta (19th century)
- Church of the Madonna di Calendano, in the omonymous frazione.
Puglia · Communes of the province of Bari
| Acquaviva delle Fonti | Adelfia | Alberobello | Altamura | Andria | Bari | Barletta | Binetto | Bisceglie | Bitetto | Bitonto | Bitritto | Canosa di Puglia | Capurso | Casamassima | Cassano delle Murge | Castellana Grotte | Cellamare | Conversano | Corato | Gioia del Colle | Giovinazzo | Gravina in Puglia | Grumo Appula | Locorotondo | Minervino Murge | Modugno | Mola di Bari | Molfetta | Monopoli | Noci | Noicattaro | Palo del Colle | Poggiorsini | Polignano a Mare | Putignano | Rutigliano | Ruvo di Puglia | Sammichele di Bari | Sannicandro di Bari | Santeramo in Colle | Spinazzola | Terlizzi | Toritto | Trani | Triggiano | Turi | Valenzano |
