Conversano

Conversano
Comune di Conversano
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Conversano is located in Italy
Conversano
Conversano
Location of Conversano in Italy
Conversano is located in Apulia
Conversano
Conversano
Conversano (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°58′N 17°07′E / 40.967°N 17.117°E / 40.967; 17.117
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
Metropolitan cityBari (BA)
FrazioniCastiglione, Triggianello
Government
 • MayorPasquale Loiacono
Area
 • Total128.42 km2 (49.58 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total26,171
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
DemonymConversanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
70014
Dialing code080
Patron saintSaint Flavian
Saint dayNovember 24
WebsiteOfficial website

Conversano (Barese: Cunverséne) is an ancient town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Bari and 7 kilometres (4 mi) from the Adriatic coast, at 219 metres (719 ft) above sea level.

The counts of Conversano owned a stud that they used to breed black Neapolitan stallions with Barb and Andalusian genetic backgrounds: these horses had strong ram-like heads, short backs, and broad hocks. One horse born in 1767, Conversano, became one of the principal stallions for establishing the Lipizzan horses (Lipizzaner).

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population data from Istat