Minervino Murge
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Minervino Murge is a town and comune
in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani
in western Puglia, southern Italy
, on the western flank of the Murgia Barese mountain chain. It is 16 km south of Canosa di Puglia and 17 km north of Spinazzola
, in the Alta Murgia National Park
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The town's economy is based mainly on agriculture and herding. The karstic geology
of the area has conditioned its main crops: grapes, olives, wheat and almonds.
Not far are the Caves of Altamura.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani
Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani
The Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani is a province of Italy in the Apulia region. The establishment of the province took effect in June 2009, and Andria was appointed as its seat of government on May 21, 2010....
in western Puglia, southern Italy
Italy
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, on the western flank of the Murgia Barese mountain chain. It is 16 km south of Canosa di Puglia and 17 km north of Spinazzola
Spinazzola
Spinazzola is a town and comune in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy.-Famous people:*Pope Innocent XII was born here in the castle of the Pignatelli family, now destroyed....
, in the Alta Murgia National Park
Alta Murgia National Park
The Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia is a national park in Apulia, southern Italy. It lies in the Murgia geographical area. It was instituted in 2004, with an area of 677.39 km². The seat is in Gravina in Puglia.-External links:***...
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The town's economy is based mainly on agriculture and herding. The karstic geology
Karst topography
Karst topography is a geologic formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite, but has also been documented for weathering resistant rocks like quartzite given the right conditions.Due to subterranean drainage, there...
of the area has conditioned its main crops: grapes, olives, wheat and almonds.
Main sights
- The medieval Cathedral, mostly rebuilt in later centuries
- The castle (14th century), later remade as a palazzo
- Baroque church of the Immacolata
- 15th century tower
Not far are the Caves of Altamura.