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San Marzano di San Giuseppe
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San Marzano di San Giuseppe
Total population
8,862
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Overview
San Marzano di San Giuseppe is a town and comune in the Province of Taranto, in the Italian region of Apulia. Alongside Casalvecchio di Puglia and Chieuti, it is one of the Arbëreshë communities still existing in Apulia.
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History
The territory around San Marzano was already inhabited in the Neolithic (5th millennium BC), as confirmed by numerous finds. Near the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie, there are caves excavated as tombs, dating back to the late Bronze Age (1300-800 BC) and then reused in the early Middle Ages (500–1050) as underground dwellings. In the Contrada Neviera (the area near the sanctuary) the remains of a massive wall were discovered which may have been the border line between the Greek area (Chora Tarantina) and the indigenous (Messapian) area of Oria. In the Roman period (8th century BC-7th century AD), the territory of San Marzano was located on the border with Oria Messapica and was under the jurisdiction of the territory of Taranto. In the area of the Masseria Casa Rossa there was a "Pagus" (village). Furthermore, numerous archaeological finds existed in Contrada Pezza Padula, such as coins and the remains of a countryside villa, perhaps belonging to a patrician. Occasional findings of tombs from the early medieval period with funerary furnishings as well as some Byzantine coins are preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto. It is known that the San Marzano di San Giuseppe area was inhabited during the Middle Ages. Due to the continuous incursions of the Saracens, which lasted from the 8th century until around the year 1000, the inhabitants retreated to the nearby scattered caves and communities in the hinterland, where they could live more peacefully. In the centuries before the arrival of the Albanians, there is almost no information on the feudal succession of San Marzano. In 1465, the fiefdom, together with the Principality of Taranto, was incorporated into the Kingdom of Naples by Joanna of Aragon, widow of Ferdinand I and heir to the…
Geography
San Marzano di San Giuseppe is one part of the 50 Albanian municipalities of Italy. The town sprawls in Alto Salento, with an altitude of 134 meters above sea level, on a little hill of the Murge Tarantine. It is approximately 20 km from the Ionian Sea. Its coordinates are 40°27'N, 17°30'E. It is surrounded by Grottaglie, Sava, Fragagnano and Francavilla Fontana. The monuments in San Marzano include the Church of San Carlo Borromeo, the Church of the Addolorata, the Church of San Gennaro, the Church of Madonna delle Grazie and San Giuseppe Church. The gravina near the Madonna delle Grazie is a significant archaeological site in San Marzano. Other sights include San Marzano's historical centre, Trullo del Brigante, Palazzo Capuzzimati, and the murals depicting the workers of San Marzano and Masseria Casa Rossa. In 1575, there were 74 families and 370 people in San Marzano. In 1630 there were 250 people. In 1633 there were 75 families. In 1736 there were 410 people and in 1921 there were 3000 people. As of January 2024, the population of San Marzano di San Giuseppe is 8862.
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Nearby places in Apulia
- Fragagnano2.3 mi away · pop. 5,639
- Sava4.5 mi away · pop. 16,208
- Monteparano4.8 mi away · pop. 2,411
- Lizzano5.3 mi away · pop. 10,125
- Carosino5.6 mi away · pop. 6,423
- Roccaforzata6.2 mi away · pop. 1,756
- Francavilla Fontana6.6 mi away · pop. 36,641
- San Giorgio Ionico6.7 mi away · pop. 15,344
- Faggiano6.7 mi away · pop. 3,513
- Grottaglie6.8 mi away · pop. 32,234
- Uggiano Montefusco6.9 mi away
- Torricella6.9 mi away · pop. 4,500
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Official Identifiers
ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics
- ISTAT code
- 073025
- Province
- Taranto (TA)
- Region
- Puglia
- NUTS3 (2024)
- ITF43
- Codice catastale
- I018
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
- • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)