Spinazzola

Comune in Apulia, Italy

Spinazzola Spenazzòle
Comune
Comune di Spinazzola
Palazzo Saraceno.
Coat of arms
Location of Spinazzola
40°58′N 16°05′E / 40.967°N 16.083°E / 40.967; 16.083
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Barletta-Andria-Trani
Government
• Mayor	Michele Patruno
Area ^[1]
• Total	184.01 km² (71.05 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)^[3]
• Total	6,515
• Density	35/km² (92/sq mi)
Demonym	Spinazzolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	76014
Dialing code	0883
Patron saint	Saint Sebastian
Saint day	January 20
Website	Official website

Spinazzola (Barese: Spenazzòle) is a town and comune in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, southern Italy.

People

Pope Innocent XII was born here in the castle of the Pignatelli family, now destroyed.
Michele Ruggieri (1543–1607), Jesuit missionary in China, first European sinologist, was born in Spinazzola.

Twin cities

Verbania, Italy

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Spinazzola". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
^ Population data from ISTAT

External links

Official website
Genealogical Data from Spinazzola

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