Bisceglie

Comune

Comune di Bisceglie

The harbour

Coat of arms

Bisceglie

Location of Bisceglie in Italy

Coordinates: 41°14′35″N 16°30′19″E / 41.24306°N 16.50528°E

Country

Italy

Region

Apulia

Province

Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT)

Government

• Mayor

Francesco Carlo Spina (Scelta Civica)

Area

• Total

68.48 km² (26.44 sq mi)

Elevation

16 m (52 ft)

Population (1 January 2014)^[1]

• Total

55,424

• Density

810/km² (2,100/sq mi)

Demonym

Biscegliesi

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

76011

Dialing code

080

Patron saint

Sts. Maurus, Sergius and Pantaleon^[2]

Saint day

First Monday in August

Website

Official website

Bisceglie (pronounced: bēshĕl´yēā) is a town and comune on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of c. 55,424, in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia (Italian: Puglia), in southern Italy.

According to One theory, in Roman times there would have been a settlement here called Vigiliae (Vigil). The modern city was founded by the Normans in the 11th century and enlarged under the Aragonese dynasty of Naples in the 15th century.

Main sights

Church of Santa Margherita, in Romanesque-Apulian style (12th century), with fine canopied tombs of the Falcone family^[3]
Norman castle and tower
Abbey of S. Adoeno (11th century)
Cathedral (13th century)
grottoes of Santa Croce
4 dolmens

Also notable is the naturalistic area of Pantano-Ripalta.