Foggia

Foggia is a Italian city of the province of the same name in the Pouilles in Italy.

History

Foggia was founded at the 9th century close to old the Arpi (in Greek Argos Hippium or Argyrappe ), itself founded, says one, by Daunus or Diomède.

Manfred Ier of Sicily beat close to this city the pope Innocent V, but it was there demolishes in its turn by Charles of Anjou in 1266. Foggia having taken party for Conradin, Charles destroyed it; it was rebuilt little time afterwards. She suffered much from the Earthquake of the March 20th 1731.

Economy

Layers of famous natural gas
Agricultural market

Personalities

Umberto Giordano (1867-1948), type-setter
Vladimir Luxuria, politque perosnnality

Administration

Hamlets

Borgo Mezzanone, Arpinova, Incoronata, Cervaro, Tavernola, Segezia

Communes bordering

Ascoli Satriano, Carapelle, Castelluccio dei Sauri, Lucera, Ordered, Orta Nova, Rignano Garganico, San Severo, Troia.

Twinnings

See too

List of the Italian cities of more than 25.000 inhabitants

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