Mottola
Sign in to saveMottola (, ) 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
Article
9 sectionsContents
- 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.