Torre Maggiore
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Torremaggiore | ||
Old postcard of Torremaggiore, ducal castle to the left
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 Torremaggiore
Location of Torremaggiore in Italy
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| Coordinates: 41°41′N 15°17′E / 41.683°N 15.283°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Apulia | |
| Province | Foggia (FG) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Pasquale Monteleone (Civic List) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 208 km2 (80 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) | |
| Population (1-1-2017) | ||
| • Total | 17,208 | |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Torremaggiorese(i) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 71017 | |
| Dialing code | 0882 | |
| Patron saint | St. Sabinus Bishop | |
| Saint day | First Sunday in June | |
| Website | Official website | |
Torremaggiore is a town, comune (municipality) and double former bishopric and present Catholic titular see, in the province of Foggia in the Apulia (in Italian: Puglia), region of southeast Italy.
It lies on a hill, 169 metres (554 ft) over the sea, and is famous for production of wine and olives.
The history of Torremaggiore is strictly connected to that of the burg of (Castel) Fiorentino (di Puglia), a Byzantine frontier stronghold founded by the Italian catepan Basil Boioannes in 1018.
Fiorentina was the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fiorentino, established in 1059, until its 1391 merger into the Diocese of Lucera, but was nominally restored as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric.
The municipality also includes Dragonara, episcopal see of the Diocese of Dragonara, another former medieval residential bishopric, established in 1039, merged into the Diocese of San Severo in 1580, and presently a separate Latin Catholic titular see.
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