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Foggia (fôd`jä), city (1991 pop. 156,268), capital of Foggia prov., in Apulia, S Italy. It is a transportation and industrial center and the main wheat market of S Italy. It is a highly diversified secondary industrial center. It has long been the custom to store grain in huge holes dug in the squares of the city. An earthquake in 1731 destroyed much of Foggia. The city was a favorite residence of Emperor Frederick II, who built (13th cent.) a fortified castle there (since greatly reconstructed).
Foggia a city in SE Italy, in Apulia: seat of Emperor Frederick II; centre for Carbonari revolutionary societies in the revolts of 1820, 1848, and 1860. Pop.: 155 203 (2001) Foggia a city in southern Italy, in the region of Apulia. Capital of Foggia Province. Population, 149,000 (1973). The city is a transportation junction. Its industry includes food processing (macaroni, wine, cheese, sugar) and the production of agricultural machinery, paper, chemicals, clothing, and construction materials. Foggia has a botanical garden. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Guy was born November 13th 1935, in Vieste Foggia, Italy, one of nine children of Pasquale and Angelina (Bosco) Mattero. His body will be put on display next Thursday after a mass at Santa Maria Delle Grazie Church in San Giovanni Rotondo near Foggia, Italy. Pietro Luigi Lopalco, * Rosa Prato, ([dagger]) Maria Chironna, * Cinzia Germinario, * and Michele Quarto * * University of Bad, Bari, Italy; and l-University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy Address for correspondence: Pietro Luigi Lopalco, Universita' di Bari, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bark Italy; email: p. |
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