Biccari

Comune in Apulia, Italy

Biccari

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Biccari

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Biccari

Biccari (Apulia)

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Coordinates: 41°24′N 15°12′E﻿ / ﻿41.400°N 15.200°E﻿ / 41.400; 15.200
Country| Italy
Region|  Apulia
Province| Foggia (FG)
Frazioni| Tertiveri, Berardinone
Government

• Mayor| Gianfilippo Mignogna (Biccari Cambia)
Area

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• Total

| 106.65 km2 (41.18 sq mi)
Elevation

| 450 m (1,480 ft)
Population

(31 December 2017)[2]

• Total

| 2,760
• Density| 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Demonym| Biccaresi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

71032

Dialing code| 0881
Patron saint| St. Donatus
Saint day| 7 August
Website| Official website

Biccari (Pugliese: Vìcchere) is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

## Main sights

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* Historic centre
* Byzantine tower of Biccari
* Tower Tertiveri
* Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
* Convent of St. Anthony (1477)
* Church of the Annunciation
* Romanesque and Gothic church of San Quirico
* Cross roads of Port Wells (1473)
* Portal medieval Gallo Palace (Piazza Don Luigi Sturzo)
* Wooden altar carved and decorated in gold St. Michael (18th century)
* 800 Godfrey Palace with its majestic facades
* Fortified farms of Santa Maria and Imporchia
* Palazzo Pignatelli di Tertiveri
* Pescara Lake

## People

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* John DePalma (Biccari, 1885 – 1951), American race car driver
* Ralph DePalma (Biccari, 1882 – South Pasadena, 1956), American race car driver

## See also

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* Biccari Wikipedia page in Italian

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)

## External links

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* Official website

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Apulia * Comuni of the Province of Foggia

* Accadia
* Alberona
* Anzano di Puglia
* Apricena
* Ascoli Satriano
* Biccari
* Bovino
* Cagnano Varano
* Candela
* Carapelle
* Carlantino
* Carpino
* Casalnuovo Monterotaro
* Casalvecchio di Puglia
* Castelluccio Valmaggiore
* Castelluccio dei Sauri
* Castelnuovo della Daunia
* Celenza Valfortore
* Celle di San Vito
* Cerignola
* Chieuti
* Deliceto
* Faeto
* Foggia
* Ischitella
* Lesina
* Lucera
* Manfredonia
* Mattinata
* Monte Sant'Angelo
* Monteleone di Puglia
* Motta Montecorvino
* Ordona
* Orsara di Puglia
* Orta Nova
* Panni
* Peschici
* Pietramontecorvino
* Poggio Imperiale
* Rignano Garganico
* Rocchetta Sant'Antonio
* Rodi Garganico
* Roseto Valfortore
* San Giovanni Rotondo
* San Marco in Lamis
* San Marco la Catola
* San Nicandro Garganico
* San Paolo di Civitate
* San Severo
* Sant'Agata di Puglia
* Serracapriola
* Stornara
* Stornarella
* Torremaggiore
* Tremiti Islands
* Troia
* Vico del Gargano
* Vieste
* Volturara Appula
* Volturino
* Zapponeta

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