Locorotondo | |
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| Comune di Locorotondo | |
 View from the Itria Valley | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Locorotondo  | |
  Locorotondo Location of Locorotondo in Italy  Locorotondo Locorotondo (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°45′21″N 17°19′35″E / 40.75583°N 17.32639°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Bufano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,074 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Locorotondesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 70010 |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Patron saint | St. Roch/St.George |
| Saint day | 16 August/23 April |
| Website | Official website |
Locorotondo (Barese: U Curdunne) is a town and municipality of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy, with a population of about 14,000. It is situated between Martina Franca and Alberobello in the Valle d'Itria, a green stretch of countryside dotted with the famous whitewashed cone-roofed trulli houses. Locorotondo is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy")[3] and it has been awarded the Orange Flag of the Touring Club of Italy due to the harmony of its shapes and the accessibility of the old town, as it can be easily visited on foot. It is an intricate network of little streets lined with old buildings and it is known for its typical houses called "Le Cummerse", which have a regular geometric shape and a sloping roof made of two different layers of limestone slabs.[4] These dwellings have nowadays been renovated and offered to visitors in the form of scattered hotels.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Puglia" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Mongiello, L. (1996). Masserie di Puglia, Bari.