Sannicandro di Bari | |
Official Name: | Comune di Sannicandro di Bari |
Coordinates: | 41°N 64°W |
Metropolitan City: | Bari (BA) |
Mayor: | Giuseppe Giannone |
Area Total Km2: | 56.79 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 9982 |
Population As Of: | 30 June 2015 |
Population Demonym: | Sannicandresi |
Elevation M: | 183 |
Saint: | St. Joseph |
Day: | March 19 |
Postal Code: | 70028 |
Area Code: | 080 |
Sannicandro di Bari (Barese: Neapolitan: Sannecàndre) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy.
The main attraction of Sannicandro is the Hohenstaufen-Norman castle, located in the centre of the city. It is composed of two structures one within the other: the first one was built by the Byzantines in 916, with a line of walls in stone with six quadrangular towers. After the Norman conquest of Bari in 1071, the castle was restored. During the reign in Sicily of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1198-1250), the structure was adapted for use as a castle.
Other sights include: