Panni

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Comune di Panni

Location of Panni in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Puglia
Province Foggia (FG)
Elevation 801 m (2,628 ft)
Area 32.59 km² (13 sq mi)
Population (as of 31/12/2003)
 - Total 940
 - Density 29/km² (75/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 41°13′0″N, 15°16′0″E
Gentilic Pannesi
Dialing code 0881
Postal code 71020
Patron San Costanzo
 - Day 26 August
Website: http://www.comunedipanni.it/

Panni is a village and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

[edit] Geography

Panni stands over the valley of the Cervaro river. The neighbouring comuni are Accadia, Bovino, Montaguto (AV), Monteleone di Puglia, Orsara di Puglia and Savignano Irpino.

[edit] History

The first mention of Panni is in land registry documents of 1406. In 1494, the short-lived Alfonso II of Naples gave it to Parretto de Ponte and Giovanna de Orenga.{{Fact}

Half the population died in the plague of 1656.[citation needed]

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