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Massafra
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Massafra is a town located in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of southeastern Italy. It serves as a local administrative unit (comune) within the Italian municipality system.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Massafra
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Massafra
- Italian comune.native_name
- Griko:
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Castello_di_Massafra.jpg
- Italian comune.image_flag
- Flag of Massafra.svg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Castle of Massafra
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Massafra-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Italian comune.region
- Apulia
- Italian comune.province
- Taranto (TA)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Cernera, Chiatona, Citignano, Marina di Ferrara
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giancarla Zaccaro
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 125
- Italian comune.population_total
- 32872
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 October 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Massafresi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 110
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 74016
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Official website
Comune di Massafra
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Main sights
- Notable people
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Massafra is a town and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
==History== According to some hypotheses, Massafra was founded in the 5th century by refugees from the Roman province of Africa, invaded by the Vandals. The first historical mention of the city dates however from the 10th century, when it was a Lombard gastaldate.
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