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Also known as Egnatia, Ignatia

Gnatia, Egnatia or Ignatia () was an ancient city of the Messapii, and their frontier town towards the Salentini. As Egnazia Appula, it was a medieval bishopric, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

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Ancient site.name
Gnatia
Ancient site.image
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Ancient site.caption
View of Gnatia and acropolis behind
Ancient site.map_type
Italy
Ancient site.location
Fasano, Province of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy
Ancient site.type
Settlement
Ancient site.designation1_free1name
Region
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Part_of
Via Appia. Regina Viarum
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
1708-019
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year
2024
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
Cultural: iii, iv, vi

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Official website
www.egnazia.eu
Image
Egnazia from the sky.jpg
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Egnazia
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Egnazia
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10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ruins
  • Ecclesiastical history
  • Titular see
  • See also
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Citations
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Gnatia, Egnatia or Ignatia () was an ancient city of the Messapii, and their frontier town towards the Salentini. As Egnazia Appula, it was a medieval bishopric, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

It is located near the modern Fasano, in Salento, the southern part of Puglia (Apulia) region in southern Italy.

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