Acquaviva delle Fonti

Acquaviva delle Fonti
Iacquavìve (Neapolitan)
Castello de' Mari
Castello de' Mari
Location of Acquaviva delle Fonti
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Acquaviva delle Fonti is located in Italy
Acquaviva delle Fonti
Acquaviva delle Fonti
Location of Acquaviva delle Fonti in Italy
Acquaviva delle Fonti is located in Apulia
Acquaviva delle Fonti
Acquaviva delle Fonti
Acquaviva delle Fonti (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°54′N 16°51′E / 40.900°N 16.850°E / 40.900; 16.850
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
Metropolitan cityBari (BA)
FrazioniCollone, Salentino
Government
 • MayorDavide Francesco Ruggero Carlucci
Area
 • Total130.98 km2 (50.57 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (April 30, 2017)[2]
 • Total20,735
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
DemonymAcquavivesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
70021
Dialing code080
Patron saintSt. Eustace, SS. Maria di Costantinopoli
Saint dayMay 20
WebsiteOfficial website

Acquaviva delle Fonti (Barese: Iacquavìve [jakːwaˈviːvə];[3] known as just Acquaviva until 1863) is a town and comune of 20,446 inhabitants, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, in Apulia, Italy. Acquaviva is famous for its characteristic red onions, which have been awarded the DOP mark. The main monuments are the Palazzo de Mari (now the town hall), the Co-Cathedral of Sant'Eustachio and the ancient village. The town is located on the Murge plateau at an elevation of 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level, and is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from the Adriatic Sea and Bari, which is the biggest city of the region. The Ionian Sea is more than 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the south.

The Ospedale generale regionale Francesco Miulli [it] in Acquaviva is one of the biggest hospitals in southern Italy, with a wide range of surgical departments and a center for the treatment of rare diseases.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ AA.VV. (1996). Dizionario di toponomastica. Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani. Milan: Garzanti.