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Mottola

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Mottola (, ) is a town and comune in the province of Taranto and region of Apulia in southeast Italy.

Key facts

Italian comune.name
Mottola
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Mottola
Italian comune.image_skyline
Chiesa Madre 2.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Mottola
Italian comune.shield_size
px
Italian comune.nickname
Spia dello Ionio
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
left
Italian comune.region
Apulia
Italian comune.province
Taranto
Italian comune.established_date
1300 BC
Italian comune.mayor
Giovanni Piero Barulli
Italian comune.area_total_km2
213.96
Italian comune.population_total
15842
Italian comune.population_as_of
31 December 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym
Mottolesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
387
Italian comune.saint
San Tommaso Becket
Italian comune.postal_code
74017

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Comune di Mottola

Sito ufficiale Comune di Mottola

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography and climate
  • Main sights
  • Archaeological sites
  • Holy Week rites
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Mottola (, ) is a town and comune in the province of Taranto and region of Apulia in southeast Italy.

It stands on a hill above mean sea level in the sub-region of Murgia. It is also called "The Ionian Spy" for its strategic geographical position. From various points of the town all of the Gulf of Taranto can be seen. The economy is based mostly on agriculture and food production (olives, wine, citrus fruits, vegetables). Tourism and the manufacture of wooden fixtures are also being developed.

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

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