Biccari
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Biccari | |
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| Comune di Biccari | |
| File:Biccari-Borgo.jpg | |
Location of Biccari in Italy Biccari (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 41°24′N 15°12′E / 41.400°N 15.200°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | File:Flag of Apulia.svg Apulia |
| Province | Foggia (FG) |
| Frazioni | Tertiveri, Berardinone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gianfilippo Mignogna (Biccari Cambia) |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.65 km2 (41.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[1] | |
• 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
- 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
- John DePalma (Biccari, 1885 – 1951), American race car driver
- Ralph DePalma (Biccari, 1882 – South Pasadena, 1956), American race car driver
