Turi, Apulia

Turi (Turese: Ture [ˈtuːrə]; Ancient Greek: Θυριαι, romanized: Thuriai) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City 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.

Turi
Comune di Turi
Location of Turi
Turi is located in Italy
Turi
Turi
Location of Turi in Italy
Turi is located in Apulia
Turi
Turi
Turi (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°58′N 17°07′E
CountryItaly
Region Apulia
Metropolitan cityBari (BA)
Government
  MayorIppolita Resta
Area
  Total70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (December 31, 2004)[2]
  Total11,881
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
DemonymTuresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
70010
Dialing code080
Patron saintSant'Oronzo
Saint dayAugust 26
WebsiteOfficial website

The Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci, imprisoned by Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime for eleven years (1926-1937), served most of his sentence in Turi, and died shortly after he was released.

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Population from ISTAT



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