Mola di Bari | |
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| Comune di Mola di Bari | |
 Aerial view of Mola di Bari | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mola di Bari  | |
  Mola di Bari Location of Mola di Bari in Italy  Mola di Bari Mola di Bari (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 41°4′N 17°5′E / 41.067°N 17.083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) |
| Frazioni | Cozze, San Materno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paola Maria Bianca Schettini (commissar) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.94 km2 (19.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 25,554 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Molesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 70042 |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael; Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Website | Official website |
Mola di Bari, commonly referred to simply as Mola (Barese: Màule), is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Bari, in the region of Apulia, in Southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
In recent times, the town was best known for having primarily whitewashed buildings, however, growth, modern construction, and building design have changed the image significantly, particularly in the northern (and more modern) part of the town.
Mola's city center is its main piazza, Piazza XX Settembre near the port and it also boasts a church (Chiesa Matrice, i.e. Mother Church) dating back to the 13th century.
Bakeries in Mola are known for their focaccia food. Until the early 1990s, there were two privately owned public firewood ovens available to the inhabitants of Mola, one located on Via Nino Bixio,[3] on the southern part of the town, and the other located on Via Pesce,[4] on the opposite side of the main Piazza. These businesses served the local residents by providing a place to cook baked goods, primarily focaccia and breads. Typically, focaccia pans were quite large (some approaching half a meter in diameter) and were difficult to cook in one's home. The tradition of sending items to be baked by the local oven has passed.
Mola is also home to a large fishing industry that supplies fresh fish throughout the southern Italian region.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population from ISTAT
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