Castellana Grotte

Comune in Apulia, Italy

Location of Castellana Grotte

40°53′N 17°10′E / 40.883°N 17.167°E / 40.883; 17.167CountryItalyRegion

ApuliaMetropolitan city Bari (BA)Government

• MayorDomi CilibertiArea

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• Total67.96 km² (26.24 sq mi)Elevation

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290 m (950 ft)Population

(2010)^[3]

• Total19,435 • Density290/km² (740/sq mi)DemonymCastellanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

70013

Dialing code080Patron saintSt. Mary, St. LeoneSaint dayJanuary 12WebsiteOfficial website

Castellana Grotte (Castellanese: Casteddône) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. Grotte means "caves" in Italian.

History

Geography

Agricultural center of the lower Murgia, it is 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Bari.

Caves

One of the most important attractions in Apulia are the caves of Castellana Grotte, a system of caverns of the karst origin. Stalagmites, stalactites, canyons and caves characterise this pathway long 3 km to more than 60 meters deep. The Grotte of Castellana were discovered January 23, 1938 by cavers Franco Anelli and Vito Matarrese with the help of a little boy named Giovanni Mansueto who they sent down in search of the caves.

Notable residents

Francesco Laporta, professional golfer.^[4]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Castellana Grotte". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Players - DP World Tour".