Turi | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Turi | |
Location of Turi in Italy | |
Coordinates: 40°58′N 17°07′E / 40.967°N 17.117°ECoordinates: 40°58′N 17°07′E / 40.967°N 17.117°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Province / Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Onofrio Resta |
Area | |
• Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
Population (December 31, 2004) | |
• Total | 11,881 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Turesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 70010 |
Dialing code | 080 |
Patron saint | Sant'Oronzo |
Saint day | August 26 |
Website | Official website |
Turi is a town and comune in the province of Bari and region of Apulia, southern Italy. With a population approaching 12,000, it lies a few miles inland from the town of Polignano A Mare on the Adriatic Sea.
The Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci, imprisoned by Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime for eleven years (1926-1937), served most his sentence in Turi, and died shortly after he was released.