Bitonto holds 1 places documented in this archive, among them Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary – Bitonto Cathedral.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Bitonto, Italy: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Bitonto is nicknamed the city of olives, for the groves that surround it, and it was founded by the Peucetii — whose town the Greek settlers of the region called Butontinoi.
Origins and history
The city was founded by the Peucetii, and its inhabitants were called Butontinoi by the Greek settlers of the region. Its first city wall can be dated to the fifth to fourth centuries BC, and traces remain in the foundations of the Norman walling; its coinage suggests it was under the hegemony of Spartan Tarentum, while bearing the legend BITONTINON.
Key facts
- Country: Italy
- Region: Apulia
- Places in this archive: 1
- Centre of the documented entries: 41.1065°N, 16.6874°E
Places documented in Bitonto
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary – Bitonto Cathedral — Bitonto Cathedral is a Romanesque basilica dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, rising above the old town of Bitonto in the Metro
What is on in Bitonto
- Birth Anniversary: Tommaso Traetta — March 30, 1727 — 30 March 2027
- Birth Anniversary: Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino — October 22, 1698 — 22 October 2027
Sources
The entries listed above are the source of the counts, the names and the position on this page.
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- Birth Anniversary: Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino — October 22, 169822 Oct 2027See the event →
- Birth Anniversary: Tommaso Traetta — March 30, 172730 Mar 2027See the event →
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