Province of Foggia

Foggia (It. Provincia di Foggia) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy.

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Province - Apulia - Italy

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This province is also known as Capitanata because during Middle Ages it was governed by a capatano (old Italian word for captain). Its capital is the city of Foggia.

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Middle Ages - Italian - Captain - Capital - Foggia

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It has an area of 7,192 sq km, and a total population of 690,992 (2001). There are 64 ' in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link).

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Sq km - 2001

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Important centers in the Province are:

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• Foggia, the capital and native city of opera composer Umberto Giordano
• San Giovanni Rotondo, home of Padre Pio and place of the church devoted to him.
• Manfredonia and Vieste archiepiscopal see of Apulia
• Vieste and Peschici, notorius sea-side resorts
• Lucera, residence of Frederick II at the beginning of the 13th century. During Middle-Ages it has been the most important town of the province.

Other centers of interest are:

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• Cerignola, native town of philologist Nicola Zingarelli founder of the Zingarelli Italian dictionary and syndicalist Giuseppe Di Vittorio
• Torremaggiore, native town of Nicola Sacco
• Troia, belongs a cathedral of the 10th century
• Margherita di Savoia, major center of salt production

The province of Foggia can be divided in two parts: the one centered in its capital Foggia called Tavoliere and the other one that represents the spur of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula called Gargano.

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Tavoliere - Spur - Boot - Peninsula - Gargano

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The Tavoliere, a term that recalls the word tavolo, table, it is so called because it is lowland and it is important for agriculture (grapefruit, olives, wheat, tomato).

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Lowland - Agriculture - Grapefruit - Olives - Wheat - Tomato

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The Gargano is a peninsula partly mountainous and partly covered by a forest, Foresta Umbra with vegetation typical of Central Europe, the only lasting part in Italy of the ancient Black Forest.

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Gargano - Mountainous - Forest - Foresta Umbra - Vegetation - Central Europe - Black Forest

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The coast of Gargano is rich in beaches and touristic facilities.

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Coast - Beaches

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In the north are two major salt lakes Lesina and Varano.

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Salt lake - Lesina - Varano

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It is also important for the production of olives, olive oil and both mountain and sea typical food products.

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