Terlizzi
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| Comune di Terlizzi | ||
Terlizzi's most important church, the Concattedrale di San Michele Arcangelo.
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 Terlizzi
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| Coordinates: 41°08′N 16°33′E / 41.133°N 16.550°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region |
 Apulia
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| Province / Metropolitan city | Bari | |
| Frazioni | Sovereto | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ninni Gemmato (PdL) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 68.30 km2 (26.37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) | |
| Population (31 March 2008) | ||
| • Total | 27,404 | |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Terlizzesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 70038 | |
| Dialing code | 080 | |
| Patron saint | Madonna di Sovereto | |
| Saint day | April 23 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Terlizzi is a town and comune of the region of Apulia in southern Italy, in the province of Bari, lying to the west of the seaport of Bari on the Adriatic Sea, in the midst of a fertile plain. As of 2008[update], its population was some 27,400.
Terlizzi is first mentioned in an 8th-century AD document, when its Lombard possessor donated the area to the Abbey of Montecassino. After the Byzantine domination, from the 11th century Trelizzi was under the influence of the counts of Giovinazzo, whose member Amico fortified both the cities. Later it was ruled by the Tuzziaco, Wrunfort, Orsini di Taranto and Grimaldi families. The oldest map of Terlizzi still hangs in the Palace at Monte Carlo of the latter's house.
It became a commune after the Unification of Italy in 1861, when it had 18,000 inhabitants.
It had a castle which at one time was very strong, and occasionally resorted to by the Emperor Frederick II, and later by the Aragonese sovereigns of Naples. Its remains include a 31-metre (102 ft) high clock tower in the center of town that was built by the Norman conquerors in the 12th century AD. The back-lit clock on that tower is the second largest in Europe after Big Ben.
The Co-Cathedral of San Michle Arcangelo was built in Neo-Classicist style in the 18th and 19th centuries, replacing the old Romanesque Duomo of the 13th century. It houses several canvasses and a notable collection of wooden statues.
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