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Castellaneta (Tarantino: ) is a city and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of Southern Italy, about from Taranto. Located in a territory spanning from the Murgia to the Ionian Sea, characterized by numerous gravina (ravines), it is part of the Comunità Montana della Murgia Tarantina (Tarentine Murgia Mountain Community).

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Castellaneta is a city in the province of Taranto in Southern Italy's Apulia region, situated in a landscape of ravines that stretches between the Murgia highlands and the Ionian Sea. It is part of the Tarentine Murgia Mountain Community, a regional administrative grouping in that area.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name
Castellaneta
Italian comune.official_name
Città di Castellaneta
Italian comune.native_name
Griko:
Italian comune.image_skyline
Lamarina2.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
View of the historical centre
Italian comune.image_shield
castellaneta-Stemma.gif
Italian comune.shield_size
px
Italian comune.image_map
Map of comune of Castellaneta (province of Taranto, region Apulia, Italy).svg
Italian comune.map_caption
Location in Taranto Province
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
left
Italian comune.region
Apulia
Italian comune.province
Taranto (TA)
Italian comune.frazioni
Castellaneta Marina, Gaudella
Italian comune.area_total_km2
242.32
Italian comune.population_total
17069
Italian comune.population_as_of
31 December 2013
Italian comune.population_demonym
Castellanetani
Italian comune.elevation_m
245

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official name
Castellaneta
Demonym
castellanetani
Country
Italy
Population
16181
Area
242.32
Elevation
245
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Palagiano
Image
Lamarina2.jpg
Dialing code
099
Licence plate code
TA
Patron saint
Saint Nicholas
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topic's main category
Category:Castellaneta
Commons category
Castellaneta
postal code
74011
Commons gallery
Castellaneta
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  • Antiquity
  • Middle Ages
  • Italian Wars
  • Modern Italy
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Castellaneta (Tarantino: ) is a city and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of Southern Italy, about from Taranto. Located in a territory spanning from the Murgia to the Ionian Sea, characterized by numerous gravina (ravines), it is part of the Comunità Montana della Murgia Tarantina (Tarentine Murgia Mountain Community).

==History == thumb|left|225px|Castellaneta in the 18th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castellaneta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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