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ALTAMURA
, a See also:town of See also:Apulia, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Bari, 28 M
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S.S.W. of the town of that name, and 56 m. by See also:rail via Gioia del Colle
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Pop
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(1901) 22,729
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It possesses a See also:fine Romanesque See also:cathedral begun in 1232 and restored in 1330 and 1531, the portal being especially remarkable
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It is one of the four See also:Palatine churches of Apulia
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The surrounding territory is fertile
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The See also:medieval walls, erected by the See also:emperor See also:Frederick IL, See also:rest upon the walls of an See also:ancient See also:city of unknown name
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These See also:early walls are of rough blocks of See also: |
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