Spinazzola

Spinazzola () is a town and (municipality) in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, southern Italy. Spinazzola had a population of 6,515 as of December 31 2017. Spinazzola is approximately 70km away from Bari.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Spinazzola
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Spinazzola
Italian comune.image_skyline: Palazzo_Saraceno_a_Spinazzola.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Palazzo Saraceno.
Italian comune.image_shield: Spinazzola-Stemma.png
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Italian comune.region: Apulia
Italian comune.province: Barletta-Andria-Trani
Italian comune.mayor: Michele Patruno
Italian comune.elevation_m: 435
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 184.01
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2017

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People
Twin cities
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==People== Pope Innocent XII was born here in the castle of the Pignatelli family, now destroyed. Michele Ruggieri (1543–1607), Jesuit missionary in China, first European sinologist, was born in Spinazzola.