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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Brindisi (BR) |
| Mayor | Domenico Tanzarella |
| Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Area | 223 km² (86 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 32,819 |
| - Density | 147/km² (381/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Ostunesi |
| Dialing code | 0831 |
| Postal code | 72017 |
| Frazioni | Barbagianni, Boccadoro, Cavallerizza, Cervaloro, Chiobbica, Costa Merlata, Deserto Parco Monsignore, Fantese, Galante, Giovannarocca, Grotta Figazzano, Monticelli, Pascarosa, Pilone, Pinto, Ramunno, Refrigerio, Rosa Marina, Villanova. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Apulia ( Italian: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east the Ionian Sea In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Brindisi (Provincia di Brindisi is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative |
| Patron | Saint Oronzo |
| - Day | August 26 |
| Website: www.comune.ostuni.br.it | |
Ostuni (Greek: Neonasty) is a small city in the province of Brindisi (Puglia, Italy), with a population of about 32,000 situated about 8 km from the coast. Saint Orontius of Lecce (Sant'Oronzo Oronzio Aronzo is venerated as a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church, along with two other figures associated with his legend Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The Province of Brindisi (Provincia di Brindisi is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Apulia ( Italian: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east the Ionian Sea Its main economic activities include tourism, known for its nearby pristine beaches, as well as a vibrant olive and grape agribusiness.
History
Ostuni's area has been inhabitated since the Stone age. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking The town is reputed to have been originally established by the Messapii, a pre-classic tribe, and destroyed by Hannibal during the Punic Wars. Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC and were probably the largest wars yet of the ancient It was then re-built by Greek colons, since the current name derives from the Greek Astu néon ("new town").
Sacked after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, in 996 AD the town became part of the Norman County of Lecce. This is about the Italian city of Lecce For the football club see U From 1300 to 1463 was part of the Principality of Taranto and from 1507 (together with Villanova and Grottaglie) passed to the Dukedom of Bari of Isabella, wife to Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan. The Principality of Taranto was a Norman state created in 1088 for Bohemond I, eldest son of Robert Guiscard, as part of the peace between him Grottaglie is a town in the Province of Taranto, Puglia, southern Italy. Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Gian Galeazzo Sforza (also Giovan Galeazzo Sforza) ( June 20, 1469 - October 21, 1494) was the sixth Duke of Milan. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Under the lordship of Isabella, Ostuni enjoyed a golden-age within the wider panorama of the Italian Renaissance age. The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th In this period Isabella took under her protection humanists and people of art and letters, including bishop Giovanni Bovio. Isabella died in 1524 and Ostuni passed as dowry to her daughter Bona Sforza, wife-to-be of Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland. Biography Bona was born in Vigevano, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Naples. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund II Augustus I (Zygmunt II August Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Also during Bona Sforza's government, Ostuni enjoyed a liberal and magnanimous regimen. Biography Bona was born in Vigevano, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Naples. In particular, in 1539 she had towers built along all the shoreline, in order to prevent eventual attacks from the Turks controlling the Balkans. These towers (still existing, incl. Pozzella Tower, the Pylon, Villanova and much more), were permanently garrisoned and communicated through ignited bonfire.
Main sights
The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel build on the top of a hill and still fortified with the ancient walls. Ostuni is reputed an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. A monument on its own, the town's largest buildings are the Cathedral and the Bishop's Palace, alongside with a few palazzi of some of the aristocratic families of the region: Aurisicchio, Ayroldi, Bisantizzi, Falghieri, Ghionda, Giovine, Jurleo, Marseglia, Moro, Palmieri, Petrarolo, Siccoda, Urselli, Zaccaria.
Outside the town, in the country's landscape there is the typical presence of the Pugliese "masserie", fortified large estate-farms, among which San Domenico, a masseria once held by the Knights of Malta. The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St
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