Foggia
Sign in to saveFoggia (, ; ; ) is a city and comune (municipality) of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known as the "granary of Italy".
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Foggia is a city in southern Italy and the capital of its province, with a population of about 153,000 people as of 2013. It serves as the main hub of a fertile agricultural plain known as the Tavoliere, which has historically been called the "granary of Italy" because of its importance in grain production.
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Foggia (, ; ; ) is a city and comune (municipality) of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known as the "granary of Italy".
==History== thumb|left|Piazza Cavour in Foggia The name "Foggia" (originally Focis) probably derives from Latin "fovea", meaning "pit", referring to the pits where wheat was stored. The name's etymology remains uncertain however, as it could as well stem from "Phocaea", or possibly probably from the Medieval Greek word for "fire", which is "fotia", as according to legend the original settlers of the 11th century AD were peasants, allegedly after having [miraculously] discovered there a panel portraying the Madonna Nicopeia, on which three flames burnt.