:''Not be confused with
Tiggiano.''
Triggiano (
Barese: ) is a small town (''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'') in the southern part of the
Metropolitan City of Bari
The Metropolitan City of Bari () is a metropolitan city in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari. It replaced the province of Bari and includes the city of Bari and some forty other ''comuni'' (: ''comune''). It was first c ...
and region of
Apulia
Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...
, southern
Italy
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. It lies a few miles inland from the port of
Bari
Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ...
on the
Adriatic Sea
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.
Overview
The town originated in the 14th century around a "university". The "Rione Ponte" or ''Bridge quarter'', so named for the moving bridge that allowed access to the town, retains medieval structures. Among the landmarks in the town are:
* ''Santa Maria Veterana''
hypogeum
A hypogeum or hypogaeum ( ; plural hypogea or hypogaea; literally meaning "underground") is an underground temple or tomb.
Hypogea will often contain niches for cremated human remains or loculi for buried remains. Occasionally tombs of th ...
near the "Rione Ponte".
* ''Lama San Giorgio'' zone.
* ''San Lorenzo'' church in the grotto.
* ''Madonna della Croce'' church with its frescoes
* ''Rione Ponte''
In 2021, the population of Triggiano was around 26,200 persons. Triggiano is well connected to the Bari downtown via "Sud-Est" railways and buses. Triggiano has important communities of emigrants in the United States and Venezuela. The city is a
sister city
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While there are early examples of inte ...
of
Addison, Illinois
Addison is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,702 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
History
The village was incorporated in 1884, at which time it had a population of 400. T ...
, in the United States.
During the "Madonna della Croce" city remembrance, immigrates from US and from Venezuela use to come back to visit, or to show their children, their origin. Exiles would donate money in honor of the "Madonna della Croce". This commemoration take place on the 3rd week end of September.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Apulia
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