Ruvo di Puglia

Ruvo di Puglia
Riuve (Ruvestine dialect)
Rhyba(Griko)
City of Ruvo of Apulia
Some of the Ruvo's monuments
Some of the Ruvo's monuments
Flag of Ruvo di Puglia
Coat of arms of Ruvo di Puglia
Motto(s): 
Ruvo died to relive, like the Phoenix of Helipolis, from its ashes[1]
Location of Ruvo di Puglia
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Ruvo di Puglia is located in Italy
Ruvo di Puglia
Ruvo di Puglia
Location of Ruvo di Puglia in Italy
Ruvo di Puglia is located in Apulia
Ruvo di Puglia
Ruvo di Puglia
Ruvo di Puglia (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°07′N 16°29′E / 41.117°N 16.483°E / 41.117; 16.483
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
Metropolitan cityBari (BA)
FrazioniCalendano
Government
 • MayorPasquale Roberto Chieco (Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total
221 km2 (85 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
25 341
DemonymRuvesi (Italian) Ruvestines
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
70037
Dialing code080
Patron saintSaint Blaise
Saint dayFebruary 3
WebsiteOfficial Municipality Website of Ruvo

Ruvo di Puglia (Italian: [ˈruːvo di ˈpuʎʎa]; Ruvestine: Rìuve [ˈriːuvə]) is a city and comune (municipality) of 25,457 inhabitants (as of 2017)[4] in the Metropolitan City of Bari in Apulia.

It is a art city of Apulia,[5][6] and a Apulian tourist destination.[7] Part of the Alta Murgia national park, which contains its own operational office, it is home to the Jatta National Archaeological Museum, known for its many Hellenistic period pieces[8] including the Vase of Talos, a community symbol.[9] It is also home to the Municipal Art Gallery of Contemporary Art,[10] named after Domenico Cantatore, a ruvestine expressionist and cubist painter. His artwork is kept there. Additionally, the city houses the Book Museum at Palazzo Caputi,[11] where volumes of medieval and renaissance poetry originates from. It is also the third largest municipality in the Metropolitan City of Bari. It is an olive oil and wine producer city,[12] and an important industrial research center of the Apulian region.[13]

  1. ^ Fenicia, Salvatore (1857). Monografia di Ruvo di Magna Grecia. Neaples: Salvatore Piscopo.
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Population from ISTAT
  4. ^ "Timelines Explorer - Data Commons". datacommons.org. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  5. ^ "Ruvo di Puglia è 'Città d'arte'" [Ruvo di Puglia is 'City of art']. ANSA (in Italian). 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Ruvo di Puglia diventa Città d'arte: il riconoscimento dalla Regione" [Ruvo di Puglia became City of Art: the recognition by the region]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 2 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Ruvo di Puglia, solo giudizi positivi da parte dei turisti stranieri" [Ruvo di Puglia, only positive reviews from foreign tourists]. Puglia.it (in Italian). 22 October 2018.
  8. ^ Di Palo, Francesco. Museo Archeologico Jatta [Jatta Archeological Museum] (in Italian). 1993.
  9. ^ "Quel vaso di Talos che dà lustro a Ruvo" [That vase of Talos that brings prestige to Ruvo]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 10 June 2001.
  10. ^ Mattioli, Massimo (2 March 2015). "Un museo per Domenico Cantatore. Inaugurata a Ruvo di Puglia, città natale dell'artista, la Pinacoteca Comunale di arte contemporanea: ecco le immagini" [A museum for Domenico Cantatore. Inaugurated in Ruvo di Puglia, the artist's birthplace, the Municipal Art Gallery of Contemporary Art: here are the images]. Artibune (in Italian).
  11. ^ "Museo del libro e Casa della cultura" [Museum of Book and House of Culture.]. CARTApulia (in Italian).
  12. ^ Copertino, Paola (19 November 2020). "La Cantina di Ruvo di Puglia e i vini Crifo, una storia di successo ed evoluzione. A tu per tu con il Presidente Dr. Sebastiano Marinelli" [The Wine Cellar of Ruvo di Puglia and Crifo wines, a story of success and evolution. Face to face with the President Dr. Sebastiano Marinelli]. Bariseranews.it (in Italian).
  13. ^ "Il presidente Conte celebra l'eccellenza della Itel" [The President Giuseppe Conte celebrates the excellence of Itel]. itelte.it (in Italian). 13 April 2019.