Massafra, Province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy

History | Tourist Industry

🇮🇹 Massafra is a town and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

History According to some hypotheses, Massafra was founded in the 5th century by refugees from the Roman province of Africa, invaded by the Vandals. The first historical mention of the city dates however from the 10th century, when it was a Lombard gastaldate.

After the Norman conquest of southern Italy, it was given to a nephew of Robert Guiscard, who fortified it and restored the castle. Later it was part of the Principality of Taranto, to which, as a free town, it belonged until 1463. In 1484 it was assigned to Antonio Piscitello. In 1497 it was sacked by the troops of Charles VIII of France, and the fief went to Artusio Pappacoda, whose family held it for a century and a half. They were succeeded by the Carmignano and the Imperiale.

Tourist Industry • Castle of Massafra, known from 970 • Mother Church (16th century) • Gravina di San Marco (ravine) • Natural reserves of Monte Sant'Elia and Stornara • Numerous rock settlements, from the Neolithic to the High Middle Ages.

Europe/Rome/Provincia_di_Taranto 

Massafra has a population of over 32,870 people. Massafra also forms part of the wider Taranto Province which has a population of over 581,092 people. Massafra is situated 18 km north-west of Taranto.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Massafra has links with:

🇲🇹 Għarb, Malta

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North of: 40.59

🇹🇷 Kars 40.593

🇦🇿 Sumgait 40.594

🇹🇷 Çankırı 40.6

🇯🇵 Towada 40.6

🇺🇸 Allentown 40.604

🇺🇸 West Jordan 40.61

🇺🇸 Plainfield 40.615

🇺🇸 Bethlehem 40.617

🇺🇸 Fort Madison 40.617

🇦🇱 Korçë 40.617

South of: 40.59

🇺🇸 Fort Collins 40.589

🇺🇸 Marion 40.587

🇬🇷 Kalamaria 40.585

🇦🇿 Sumqayit 40.583

🇯🇵 Oirase 40.583

🇺🇸 Middlesex 40.575

🇺🇸 Sandy 40.57

🇺🇸 Somerville 40.57

🇺🇸 Staten Island 40.567

🇺🇸 Woodbridge 40.555

East of: 17.118

🇵🇱 Wrocław 17.126

🇨🇿 Hodonín 17.129

🇸🇪 Gävle 17.142

🇧🇦 Banja Luka 17.192

🇵🇱 Wągrowiec 17.2

🇮🇹 Taranto 17.251

🇨🇿 Olomouc 17.252

🇵🇱 Oława 17.305

🇸🇪 Sundsvall 17.332

🇵🇱 Nysa 17.336

West of: 17.118

🇮🇹 Crotone 17.117

🇸🇰 Bratislava 17.1

🇸🇰 Old Town 17.1

🇨🇿 Prostějov 17.1

🇳🇦 Windhoek 17.084

🇸🇪 Enköping 17.083

🇸🇰 Malacky 17.02

🇵🇱 Słupsk 17.017

🇸🇪 Nyköping 17

🇧🇦 Livno 17

Antipodal to Massafra is: -162.882,-40.59

Locations Near: Massafra 17.1178,40.5898

🇮🇹 Taranto 17.251,40.465 d: 17.8  

🇮🇹 Ostuni 17.583,40.733 d: 42.4  

🇮🇹 Matera 16.6,40.667 d: 44.5  

🇮🇹 Bari 16.867,41.117 d: 62.3  

🇮🇹 Altamura 16.55,40.817 d: 54.1  

🇮🇹 Bitonto 16.683,41.117 d: 69.1  

🇮🇹 Molfetta 16.599,41.201 d: 80.8  

🇮🇹 Bisceglie 16.5,41.233 d: 88.4  

🇮🇹 Trani 16.417,41.267 d: 95.6  

🇮🇹 Andria 16.295,41.233 d: 99.5  

Antipodal to: Massafra -162.882,-40.59

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17558.3  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17151.5  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16992.6  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16917.2  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13260  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13165.3  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13150.6  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 13146.6  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13146.5  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 13113.6  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 40.5898 17.1178

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