Motta Montecorvino

Motta Montecorvino (Pugliese: A Mottè) is a town, comune (municipality), former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southeast Italy.

Motta Montecorvino
Comune di Motta Montecorvino
Location of Motta Montecorvino
Motta Montecorvino
Location of Motta Montecorvino in Italy
Motta Montecorvino
Motta Montecorvino (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°30′N 15°7′E
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceFoggia (FG)
Government
  MayorDomenico Iavagnilio
Area
  Total19.94 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Elevation
662 m (2,172 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[2]
  Total716
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Mottesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
71030
Dialing code0881
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint day6 May
WebsiteOfficial website

The city was losing its population in the early 15th century, and then an earthquake on 5 December 1456 reduced it to rubble and ruins, apart from a guard tower. Even its cathedral was destroyed.[3]

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. Maria Stella Calò Mariani, "I villages désertés della Capitanata. Fiorentino e Montecorvino", in Atti del 27º convegno sulla preistoria-protostoria-storia della Daunia (San Severo, 2007), pp. 56-57. See photograph of cathedral ruins on p. 82.



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