Castellana Grotte

Coordinates: 40°53′N 17°10′E / 40.883°N 17.167°E

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Castellana Grotte
Comune
Comune di Castellana Grotte
Castellana Caves
Location of Castellana Grotte
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Coordinates: 40°53′N 17°10′E / 40.883°N 17.167°E / 40.883; 17.167
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Metropolitan city	Bari (BA)
Government
• Mayor	Domi Ciliberti
Area ^[1]
• Total	67.96 km² (26.24 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	290 m (950 ft)
Population (2010)^[3]
• Total	19,435
• Density	290/km² (740/sq mi)
Demonym	Castellanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	70013
Dialing code	080
Patron saint	St. Mary, St. Leone
Saint day	January 12
Website	Official website

Castellana Grotte (Castellanese: Casteddône) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. Grotte means "caves" in Italian.

History

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This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (May 2010)

Geography

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Agricultural center of the lower Murgia, it is 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Bari.

Caves

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One of the most important attractions in Apulia are the caves of Castellana Grotte, a system of caverns of the karst origin. Stalagmites, stalactites, canyons and caves characterise this pathway long 3 km to more than 60 meters deep. The Grotte of Castellana were discovered January 23, 1938 by cavers Franco Anelli and Vito Matarrese with the help of a little boy named Giovanni Mansueto who they sent down in search of the caves.

Notable residents

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Francesco Laporta, professional golfer.^[4]

References

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^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Castellana Grotte". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Players - DP World Tour".

External links

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Media related to Castellana Grotte at Wikimedia Commons

(in Italian) Comune of Castellana Grotte
(in Italian and English) The caves of Castellana

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History

Geography

Caves

Notable residents

See also

References

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