Spinazzola
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Spinazzola
Spenazzòle | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Spinazzola | |
 Palazzo Saraceno. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Spinazzola Location of Spinazzola in Italy  Spinazzola Spinazzola (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°58′N 16°05′E / 40.967°N 16.083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Barletta-Andria-Trani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Patruno |
| Area | |
• Total | 184.01 km2 (71.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[3] | |
• Total | 6,515 |
| • Density | 35.41/km2 (91.70/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Spinazzolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 76014 |
| Patron saint | Saint Sebastian |
| Saint day | January 20 |
| Website | Official website |
Spinazzola (Barese: Spenazzòle) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, southern Italy. Spinazzola had a population of 6,515 as of December 31 2017. Spinazzola is approximately 70km away from Bari.
- Pope Innocent XII was born here in the castle of the Pignatelli family, now destroyed.
- Michele Ruggieri (1543–1607), Jesuit missionary in China, first European sinologist, was born in Spinazzola.
