Corato, Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, Italy
๐ฎ๐น Corato is a town and comune in Italy. It is located in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, in south-eastern Italy. Founded by the Normans, it became subject to Alfonso V, king of Aragon, at the end of the 15th century, and later to the Carafa family. The chief feature of the old town centre, which is surrounded by modern buildings, is the Romanesque church. It is a twin city of Grenoble, France, where many Coratini immigrated during the 20th century.
Tourist Industry โข The town hall, built in the 16th century as a monastery. โข The Cathedral, Corato's oldest church, together with the San Vito church. It was built in the 12th century is Romanesque style. The portal features the statues of Jesus Christ, the Virgin and St. John the Baptist. โข De Mattis Palace (15th century). It has a stone with diamond point covering the first level of the palace. At the corner is Patroni Griffi's emblem, an aristocratic family which owned this palace. The emblem represents a griffon (Griffi's coat of arms ) and a hand which holds an anchor (Patroni's coat of arms). โข Catalano Palace, also from the 15th century. โข The museum, once a prison. It includes two sections, devoted to historical-archeological and anthropological findings respectively.
Europe/Rome/Bari
Corato has a population of over 48,320 people. Corato also forms part of the wider City of Bari area which has a population of over 750,000 people. Corato is situated 16 km south-east of Andria.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities include:
๐ซ๐ท Grenoble, France ๐ซ๐ท Varces-Allieres-et-Risset, France๐บ๐ธ Bridgeport 41.179
๐ฎ๐น Ariano Irpino 41.15
๐บ๐ธ Cuyahoga Falls 41.141
๐ธ๐ช Eskilstuna 16.514
๐ฆ๐น Eisenstadt 16.519
Locations Near: Corato 16.4167,41.1519
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๐ฎ๐น Bisceglie 16.5,41.233 d: 11.4
๐ฎ๐น Andria 16.295,41.233 d: 13.6
๐ฎ๐น Molfetta 16.599,41.201 d: 16.2
๐ฎ๐น Barletta 16.279,41.32 d: 21.9
๐ฎ๐น Bitonto 16.683,41.117 d: 22.7
๐ฎ๐น Altamura 16.55,40.817 d: 38.9
๐ฎ๐น Bari 16.867,41.117 d: 37.9
Antipodal to: Corato -163.583,-41.152
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๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16875.7
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