Canosa di Puglia
Canosa di Puglia is a town with 30,192 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) in the province of Barletta -Andria -Trani and the Puglia region. The municipality is the red wine Rosso Canosa her name.
- 4.1 Cathedral of San Sabino
- 4.2 Roman bridge
- 4.3 Arc de Triomphe
Geography
Canosa is located on the slopes of the " Murgia " near the river Ofanto.
Neighboring communities
The neighboring municipalities are Andria, Barletta, Cerignola (FG), Lavello (PZ ), Minervino Murgia and San Ferdinando di Puglia ( FG).
Legend
Canusium how the city was named by the Romans is, according to the mythology of Diomedes, a hero of the Trojan War, have been founded.
History
A settlement can be detected in the 7th century BC. In the year 318 BC, the city allied with the Roman Empire. In the year 88 BC, they rose to the municipium. Under the Romans it became a center of wool processing, and also the pottery from the area had a good reputation. 109 reached the Via Traiana, the city, and a 141 Aqueduct for better water supply was completed. In the 3rd century it became the capital of the Roman province of Apulia et Calabria. Since 347 Canosa has been proven to be the oldest bishopric in Puglia. On the bishop Sabinus ( 514-566 ) go to the Baptistry of San Giovanni and built on the ground plans of a Roman temple Basilica of San Leucio back. The archaeologically detectable buildings were probably destroyed by the Saracens, 872.
By 2004 Canosa belonged to the province of Bari, but was then assigned with six other places in the province, and three locations in the province of Foggia of the newly formed province of Barletta -Andria -Trani.
Structures
Cathedral of San Sabino
Begun in the 11th century, consecrated in 1101, with the participation of the Pope Paschal II and often rebuilt cathedral housed in an annex on the south wall of the nave, the grave of Bohemond of Taranto, son of Robert Guiscard. The entire structure is influenced by styles of the Orient. So the dome roof in the Byzantine style is held, for example. The bronze doors, a bell founder Rogerius has created, have decorative rosettes, reminiscent of Kufic script. The bishop's throne ( Cathedra ) with the two supporting elephant is a masterpiece of the sculptor Romualdus. The client was the last, in 1089 murdered Archbishop of Canosa, Ursus ( 1078-1089 ). The adorned with a mighty eagle pulpit of the archdeacon Acceptus is the oldest among the ambos obtained in Apulia, dating back to Byzantine models. Fragments from the workshop of Acceptus found in the cave church of Monte Sant'Angelo and Santa Maria in Siponto.
Titular Archbishop of Canosa is extinct diocese Celestino Migliore.
Roman Bridge
Since the 1st century over the river Ofanto a Roman stone bridge. She was a part of the Via Traiana, and was used until the 1970s by the normal road traffic.
Triumphal arch
Erected in honor of Gaius Terentius Varro triumphal arch, reminiscent of the Battle of Cannae.
Twinning
- Poland Grójec, Poland
- Italy Grinzane Cavour, Italy
- Italy Torre Maggiore, Italy
- Montemilone Italy, Italy
- Italy Cerignola, Italy