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The foundation of Trinitapoli is relatively recent, the town was founded around 1600 by transhumance shepherds bringing their flocks in Tavoliere of Puglia where the mild climate and presence of wetland areas offering lush pastures even in winter. Originnally, the houses were simple huts made of straw, which gave the country the original name of Casal Straw.

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The foundation of Trinitapoli is relatively recent, the town was founded around 1600 by transhumance shepherds bringing their flocks in Tavoliere of Puglia where the mild climate and presence of wetland areas offering lush pastures even in winter. Originnally, the houses were simple huts made of straw, which gave the country the original name of Casal Straw.

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Not far from Casale Straw stood the important city of sails. When, for the expansion of the wetland Salpi was abandoned, people moved from Casale and built the church of S. Stefano. The town then changed its name first in Casale of the Trinity and then Trinitapoli.

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Church of Santo Stefano. Neoclassical style, has a facade of white marble, which looks out to the main square. To see the inside of the church and its frescoes.

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Church of Our Lady of Loreto. To see the inside of the church and its frescoes.It seems that the naming makes no reference to the shrine of Loreto Marche, but the first name of a shepherd who found an icon of the Madonna and brought to the public worship.

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The football team is in town. Č.d. Trinitapoli militating second category local tradition. Dispute their home games at Municipal Stadium Trinitapoli. The nursery has been part the player cerignola Nicola Amoruso.The campaigning in series C Trinitapoli basketball regional and dispute their home games at the sports hall "Sandro Pertini". The tennis team is the town '. Ofanto Valley SD.

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The underground cavities extend for a length of about 3 km to reach depths of the order of 72 meters below ground level, reported 'entrance of the cave. The visit to the tourist complex is possible through two routes: one short, about a mile and 50 minutes, and the full, lasting 2 hours. The natural entrance is represented by an enormous 60-meter deep chasm called La Grave, the local dialect word to indicate a great chasm. From here you can reach the black cave, named for the particular color that take the walls to the presence of small mushrooms Scolecite Basidium Rings. Of particular interest are the White Cave (defined as "the most splendid in the world") and the cave of the Tower of Pisa, so named for the particular shape of a large stalagmites, reminiscent of Tuscany famous tower .

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TRINITAPOLIState: Italy

Region: Puglia

Province: Barletta-Andria-Trani

Coordinates: 41 ° 21'0 "N 16 ° 6'0" ECoordinate: 41 ° 21'0 "N 16 ° 6'0" E

Surface: 147.62 kilometers ²Population: 14,426 31-12-2007 (ISTAT)

Density: 98 inhabitants per km ²

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Fractions: OfantinoSq mi: Barletta, Cerignola (FG), Margaret of Savoy, San Ferdinando di Puglia, Zapponeta (FG)ZIP: 71049thPref Phone: 0883ISTAT code: 071,057Cadastre Code: B915Inhabitants name: Casalini or trinitapolesiPatron Saint Stephen and Maria Santissima di Loreto

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