Triggiano

Not be confused with Tiggiano.

Triggiano
Comune
Comune di Triggiano
Triggiano Location of Triggiano in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province / Metropolitan city	Bari (BA)
Area
• Total	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (30 June 2008)
• Total	27,404
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Triggianesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	70019
Dialing code	080
Patron saint	Maria SS. della Croce
Saint day	Third Sunday in September
Website	Official website

Triggiano is a small town (comune) in the southern part of the province of Bari and region of Apulia, southern Italy. It lies a few miles inland from the port of Bari on the Adriatic Sea.

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 near the "Rione Ponte".
• Lama San Giorgio zone.
• San Lorenzo church in the grotto.
• Madonna della Croce church with its frescoes
• Rione Ponte

In 2006, the population of Triggiano was around 30,000 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 of Addison, Illinois, in the United States.

During the "Madonna dell 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.

External links

• Official website