comune
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'' of the
Metropolitan City of Bari
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, Apulia, southern Italy. The town is located on the Murge plateau at above sea level, between the
Adriatic
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Gioia del Colle is on the top of a hill at 360 m a.s.l. It is located in the southern part of the Murge, in the "Sella di Gioia del Colle". It is between the North-West Murge and the South-West Murge and the
Adriatic Sea
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and the
Ionian Sea
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. The municipal area has an area of 206.48 km2 and it reaches a maximum altitude of 435 m a.s.l. and a minimum of 296 m a.s.l. Its area borders to the North-West with Acquaviva delle Fonti, to the North with
Sammichele di Bari
Sammichele di Bari ( Barese: , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bari, in the Italian region of Apulia. The town is located on the Murge Plateau and is built primarily on agriculture. It is one of I Borghi più belli ...
, to the North-East with Turi, to the East with Putignano and Noci, to the South-East with Mottola, to the South with
Castellaneta
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, to the South-West with Laterza and to the West with Santeramo in Colle.
The landscape is characterized by large wooded areas, in which the Macedonian oaks dominate, more than the downy oak. In particular the Bosco Romanazzi and Serra Capece constitute the most conspicuous part of the wooded area of Gioia del Colle and they extend from Mount Sannace archaeological area to the provincial road that leads to Noci.
The western part of the area is part of the North-West Murge, with isoipse that exceed 400 m a.s.l. towards Santeramo and Laterza, while the Eastern one is part of the South-East Murge, with isoipse over 400 m a.s.l. towards Noci. In the middle, on the contrary, there is a depression (saddle) with an average altitude of 340 m a.s.l., interrupted only by the 360-meter hill on which the city lies.
Climate
Gioia del Colle's climate is
mediterranean
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(
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continentality
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due to the altitude and the distance from the sea. Temperature varies between −2 e +12 °C in winter, while it varies between +18 e +35 °C with a high percentage of humidity in summer. Annual rainfall is around 600 mm. It often snows, about once a year, especially if there is cold air of Balkan origin.
Byzantine
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origins.
Its name derives from Joha, a reduction of the surname Joannakis. It was a Byzantine family present in these places in the Middle Ages, but there are many opinions and even legends on the origin of the toponym. One of the most famous is that according to a noble woman traveling in the lost area of jewels including a beautiful and precious necklace. The name "Gioia del Colle" was given to the place where the necklace was found. The complex and original history of the city of Gioia del Colle is also illustrated in its particular heraldic coat of arms: a goblet-shaped cup full of jewels and bordered by agricultural motifs. Unlike the coats of arms of the neighboring countries, that of Gioia del Colle, dating back to 1934, is not linked to any symbol depicting families, marquisates or duchies. It tells the presence of a heterogeneous civilization ranging from poverty to wealth, from crafts to large estates . It is inspired by a sculpture made in 1480 by Joannes de Rocca, on a stone walled in the University of Gioia's seat. It depicts three coats of arms: that of Gioia with the inscription Universitas Joe, the Aragonese one with the royal crown and that of the Acquaviva counts of Conversano.
The inhabited area was rebuilt by the Norman
Richard of Hauteville
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, only to be destroyed by
William I of Sicily
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. It was re-founded in 1230 by
Frederick II of Swabia
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on his return from the Crusade. It seems that the castle was a residence where he stopped during his hunting trips. It was then completed by the Angevins who opened windows on the curtain.
Between 1600 and 1800 the successive owners ( Acquaviva d'Aragona, the De Mari and Donna Maria Emanuela Caracciolo) removed the appearance of a fortified residence from the complex.
The "new" city, however, would have originated from a much older settlement: Monte Sannace, about 5 km away from today's town. Archaeological excavations, even today, bring to light the remains of a village of
Peucetians
The Peucetians were an Iapygian tribe which inhabited western and central Apulia in classical antiquity.
Two other Iapygian tribes, the Daunians and the Messapians, inhabited northern and southern Apulia respectively. All three tribes spoke t ...
dating back to the 7th century BC. Gioia was born during the Byzantine dominion and then passed under the Norman dominion, it was given to Count Richard of Hauteville. Frederick II was responsible for the reconstruction of the castle. It was
principality of Taranto
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and fief of the De Mari princes of Acquaviva delle Fonti until the abolition of feudalism.
Marzagaglia's massacre
In 1920 the ''Marzagaglia massacre'' took place, in the difficult social and political climate of the first post-war period. On 1 July 6 workers were killed and following day in retaliation three landowners.
Monuments and interesting places
Norman-Hohenstaufen castle
The Gioia del Colle Norman-Swabian Castle is the result of at least three construction interventions: one dating back to the
Byzantine
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period, another to the Norman one and the last to the Swabian one. Initially it consisted of a fortified enclosure in stone ashlars. It was enlarged in the 12th century by the Norman
Richard of Hauteville
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, who transformed it into a noble residence.
The final castle arrangement is due to
Frederick II of Swabia
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around 1230. It has a quadrangular courtyard, halls and rooms that overlook it, and is bordered by four corner towers. Of the four original corner towers, which are mentioned in the book the Terra di Gioia both by the architect and tabular book Honofrio Tangho of 1640 and by Gennaro Pinto of 1653, today only two towers remain: that of De 'Rossi and that of the Empress.
The castle permanently houses the Gioia del Colle National Archaeological Museum.
The main Church
It was built towards the end of the 11th century by Riccardo Siniscalco with the name of "Palatine Church of St. Peter". It was initially dedicated to St. Peter, but it was later renamed "Madonna della Neve". The church was destroyed in 1764 by a fire. In the same year the church was rebuilt and dedicated to the nativity of the
Blessed Virgin
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.This period dates back to the two stone sculptures on the front (S. Filippo Neri and the Madonna with the Child in her womb).
The church was damaged again in 1857, by an earthquake. It was then closed to worship. The church's front and the bell tower were restored in 1893.
The downfall of the bell tower dates back to 1942 and it is due to structural instability between the part built in the 12th century and that of 1893.
The Baptismal Books were established in the church in 1575 and the Registers of the Dead in 1584.
It has inside numerous frescoes dating back to different historical periods and a crypt in which the body of Prince Carlo III De' Mari is buried. It was rebuilt over the centuries, it still retains the original jamb of the entrance door and a
sarcophagus
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used as a washbasin (preserved in the sacristy).
Other churches
* Parrocchia Sacro Cuore
*Parrocchia Santa Lucia
* Parrocchia San Vito
* Parrocchia Immacolata di Lourdes
* Parrocchia Madonna di Loreto
* Chiesa San Rocco
* Chiesa Sant'Angelo
* Chiesa Sant'Andrea
* Chiesa San Domenico
* Chiesa San Francesco
* Chiesa del Crocifisso
* Chiesa della Candelora
* Chiesa Maria SS.Annunziata
* Chiesa San Giuseppe lavoratore
Old town's arches
Cassano distillery
Gioia area has always been interested in an important wine production, which in the past centuries found a market especially in France. When this trade was closed as a result of the protectionist measures of 1887 between Italy and France, producers began distilling the large quantities of unsold wine to produce
cognac
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and alcoholic beverages.
Following the example of others, in 1891 Paolo Cassano had a
distillery
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set up inside the Cassano farm. The activity of the factory continued until 1914 (in this period the Italian Fides Cognac was born, the best known cognac produced in Gioia), when the company was put into liquidation due to a series of concomitant negative factors that had reduced it excellent profitability. First of all an epidemic of
phylloxera
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which decimated the vineyards of the whole Puglia; furthermore, in 1912 there was a notable increase in taxation together with the abolition of tax rebates for cognac producers.
The distillery passed to the Taranto family which kept in a state of neglect. In 1970 it was then sold to the USL (today public local health authority) to renovate it into a hospital. In 1997 the building was again sold to the municipality of Gioia del Colle.
The ancient distillery represented a pioneering example of the Apulian industry. Due to these considerations the Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Heritage has sanctioned its historical importance with the inscription in the list of monumental and environmental assets with a binding decree of 26 September 1992.
Renovated since 2006, the distillery occasionally hosts exhibitions and festivals, such as the mozzarella festival held in August.
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kindergartens
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, 4 primary schools and 2 lower secondary schools. The secondary schools which are located in the city are: the "Ricciotto Canudo"
liceo scientifico
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, the "Publio Virgilio Marone"
liceo classico
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Until 196 ...
The Archaeological Museum's rooms are set up inside the Norman-Hohenstaufen Castle. There is a systematic exposure of the numerous grave items from the necropolis of Mount Sannace and Santo Mola which cover a wide chronological period. From the beginning of the 6th to the 2nd century BC. geometric and figurative vases, bronze weapons, fibulae and
clay
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statuettes define the usual composition of the funerary objects of the indigenous center but also of the wider Peucete communities.
Monte Sannace Archaeological Park
The site is 5 km away from the town in the direction of Turi and it has been the subject of archaeological excavations since 1957 by the Superintendence of Antiquities of Puglia and Matera. The excavations have been completed in 1961, they brought to light a settlement of the ancient Peucezi dating back to the 9th century BC. which lasted, with brief interruptions, until the Hellenistic-Roman period (approximately until the 1st century AD).
The archaeological park includes some defensive circuits' areas and the north gate includes numerous tombs and various buildings of the acropolis, as well as a large part of the town.
The finds from the excavations are kept in the National Archeological Museum located inside the Norman-Swabian Castle.
Cinema
Besides having given birth to
Ricciotto Canudo
Ricciotto Canudo (; 2 January 1877, Gioia del Colle – 10 November 1923, Paris) was an early Italian film theoretician who lived primarily in France. In 1913, he published a bimonthly avant-garde magazine entitled ''Montjoie!'', promoting Cubism ...
, who during his stay in Paris increased the debate around the art of cinema, Gioia del Colle is linked to cinema for having hosted the set of three films, in different eras:
* Between 1930 and 1931 some shots of the silent film ''Idillio'', directed by Milanese Nello Mauri, were shot in the city center and in the countryside around Gioia.
* In 1964
Pier Paolo Pasolini
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for the film ''The Gospel According to St. Matthew'' whose Gioia del Colle Castle to shoot two scenes: Herod's palace and Salomé's dance, which took place in the north wing of the building's courtyard. The expulsion from the temple, with the priests who attend the events, was filmed – instead – in Castel del Monte.
* In 1999, Terra bruciata was set there, Fabio Segatori's debut film with Raoul Bova,
Giancarlo Giannini
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,
Michele Placido
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and
Bianca Guaccero.
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* In 2014
Matteo Garrone
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Early life
Matteo Garrone was born in Rome, Italy, the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone and a photographer, Donatella Rimoldi.
Career
In 1996 Garrone won the ''Sacher d'Oro'', an award sponsored b ...
chose the Norman-Swabian castle of Gioia del Colle to set some scenes from the film ''Tale of Tales'' with
Salma Hayek
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,
Vincent Cassel
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* The Gioia del Colle Music Band won the Venice International Competition in 1924 and the Professional Competition in Rome in 1929.
* Since 1998 the international music competition Pietro Argento Award has been held in Gioia del Colle.
* In 2012, from the initiative of numerous musicians from Gioia, Rockerella was born, a project of production, historical research, census and coordination of alternative music by Gioia del Colle, which becomes a festival of the same name and produces two compilations and the documentary "Rockerella, history of Gioia del Colle's music from the 1950s to the present day ".
Theaters
* Rossini municipal theater
Events
* Festa Patronale di San Filippo Neri, 25 – 26 – 27 maggio;
* Festa del compatrono San Rocco, 15 – 16 agosto;
* Processione dei ''Sacri Misteri della Passione'', Venerdì Santo;
* Festival Internazionale ''TeatroLab2.0 – Chièdiscena'', aprile – maggio;
* ''Palio delle Botti'', agosto.
Economy
Gioia del Colle is famous for its mozzarella and Gioia del Colle Primitivo wine. There are also important producers of pasta and extra virgin olive oil. Agriculture, dairy industries, cellars, pasta factories and oil mills together with commercial enterprises represent the economic engine of this country. Ansaldo Caldaie was present with a plant for the construction of large industrial boilers, a leader in the international field.
Red, white, ''
rose
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'',
sweet
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''dolce'' and
fortified
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''liquoroso'' wines are permitted in the Italian wine DOC of the area. Red and ''rose'' wine grapes are limited to a
harvest
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yield of 12 tonnes/ha while white wine grapes are limited to a yield of 13 tonnes/ha. The reds and ''roses'' are a blend of 50–60% Primitivo, a 40–50% blend component of
Montepulciano
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Sangiovese
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Malvasia
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(with Malvasia being further limited to a 10% maximum). The whites are composed of 50–70%
Trebbiano
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with other permitted local grape varieties, such as Pampanuto, making up the remainder. A
varietal
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Primitivo wine is permitted, provided the wine is 100% composed of the grape with yields limited to 8 tonnes/ha and a minimum
alcohol level
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of 13%. The ''dolce'' wine of the area is composed of at least 85% Aleatico with a 15% maximum blend component of Malvasia, Negroamaro and Primitivo making up the rest. The grapes must also be limited to a harvest yield of 8 tonnes/ha and have a minimum alcohol level of 15%. The ''liquoroso'' version must have a minimum alcohol of 18.5%.
Infrastructure and transport
Streets
The main Gioia del Colle's road districts of Gioia del Colle are:
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Autostrada A14
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Bologna
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Taranto
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Urban public transport is a service made available by the municipal administration and managed by the Sabato Viaggi company. The network consists of two circular lines, two lines serving the Termosud area, two lines for the industrial area and two lines connecting the main school sites in the municipality of Gioia del Colle.
Administration
Twinning
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Târgoviște
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,
Romania
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football
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team in the city was the A.S.D. Pro Gioia, which played in Group B of the
First Category
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until 2011. It was founded in 1911. The company colors are yellow and black. Currently there is the Partizan Gioia which plays in the Second Category.
Volleyball
The local
volleyball
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team is the New Real Volley Gioia which plays in the Italian A2 series of men's volleyball. The company colors are white and red. The team inherits the glories of the ASPC Volley Gioia and the Gioia del Volley company which boasted 4 seasons in the top flight: 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 2003–2004 and 2004–2005 as well as a Serie A2 Italian Cup final. Currently the structure that hosts the home matches of the New Real Volley Gioia is the PalaCapurso, a sports hall in Gioia del Colle.
After the excellent volleyball tradition started by the main team since 1975, other realities started in the national volleyball scene. The A.S.D. New Volley Joy of women's volleyball plays in the 2012–2013 season in the women's Serie C.
Other sports
Local rugby team Federiciana Rugby A.S.D. was founded in 2010. It plays in the Apulian Serie C of the
Italian Rugby Federation
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. In 2013 the team was refounded taking the name of Rugby Club Granata A.S.D., relying on a new technical guide. In 2017 the team is tinted pink, to become a women's rugby team at 7.
Basketball is played at a youth level. The A.S.D. Gioia Running was founded in 2012 and it participates in running competitions at the regional level.
Paolo Cantore, Patrizia Castellaneta and Vito Acito are militants in the A.S.D. Archers of the Murgia. They are athletes and they several times won the FITARCO regional title in the discipline of archery. Patrizia Castellanete in 2011 won the title of absolute Italian champion and Paolo Cantore in 2014 won the title of Italian team champion.
Sport systems
The local stadium is named "P. Martucci" and it is used by the local football teams. The F.I.G.C.-L.N.D. objected to the use of the facilities for rugby matches. Palasport Gioia del Colle is used for volleyball and basketball and it is called PalaCapurso. Finally, there are the PalaKoutnetsov, known as 'Palestrone' where the youth sector matches of Team Volley Joya (the Academy), of New Volley Gioia (Women's C Series) are hosted as well as matches of the youth championships of other Gioia volleyball teams.
People
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Gigi Angelillo
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, actor.
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Ricciotto Canudo
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, intellectual and theorist of the cinema.
* Nicola Legrottaglie, Italian association football player.
* Maurizio Vasco, author and journalist, living in New York City.
* Bob Pisani, journalist CNBC, whose grandfather was from Gioia del Colle
* Frank Stallone Sr., father of
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Gardenzio "Sly" Stallone (; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a Sylvester Stallone filmography, film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received List of awards and nominations received by Syl ...
, born in Gioia del Colle before emigrating to the United States
* Sergeant Romano, of the Bourbon army. ( it.)
* Sebastiano Cantore, actor and character of TV Series "Sebian"
* Pasquale Petrera, grandfather of Pasquale Petrera, MD, born in Gioia before emigrating to the US in 1919.
* Vincenzo Tuccillo. ''La nostra Gioia del Colle''.
Fasano
Fasano (; Bari dialect, Barese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brindisi, Apulia, southern Italy. It is the second most populated town in the province after Brindisi, with a population in 2021 of 39,026.
History
According to a folk ...
, Schena Editore, 1998. .
* A. Ciancio, C. Colafemmina, C. D'Angela, A. Donvito, M. I. Gatti, M. Girardi, F. Matarrese, R. Striccioli, M. Tondo, A. M. Tripputi. ''Gioia – Una città nella storia e civiltà di Puglia''. Fasano, Schena Editore, 1986. .
* L. Bertoldi Lenoci, A. Ciancio, A. Donvito, L. Fico, M. Girardi, N. Lavermicocca, O. Liuzzi, V. Marinelli, A. Muscedra, T. Piacente, D. Posa, G. Salvatori, A. Siciliano, R. Striccioli. ''Gioia – Una città nella storia e civiltà di Puglia. Vol. 2''. Fasano, Schena Editore. .
* E. Cavalieri, P. Cordascio, E. M. De Juliis, A. Donvito, M. Donvito, M. Girardi, F. Magistrale, A. Muscedra, V. Marinelli, A. Muscedra, F. S. Perillo, L. Rossi, A. Siciliano, F. Terzulli. ''Gioia – Una città nella storia e civiltà di Puglia. Vol. 3''. Fasano, Schena Editore, 1992. .
* Nicola Bitetti. ''Le chiese di Gioia nella storia e nell'arte''. Fasano, Schena Editore, 1986.
*Pino Dentico, Nunzio Ponte, (1991), Le ciminiere mute – l'avventura di un'impresa pugliese fra Ottocento e Novecento, Fasano, Schena Editore
*Adolfo Armando Celiberti, ''Pagine di storia gioiese'', in "Archivio Storico Pugliese", anno XIV (1961).
* Vito Umberto Celiberti, ''Storia documentaria di Gioia Del Colle, dalle origini a roberto D'Angiò'', Bari 2000. Cfr. anche ''Da Monte Sannace a Gioia "Storia di due città"'', Bari 2002