Pietramontecorvino
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Pietramontecorvino is a town and comune
in the province of Foggia
in the Apulia
region of southeast Italy
. It is located in the Monti Dauni
, on a rocky spur commanding the valley of the Triolo, a right tributary of the Candelaro river.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Foggia
Province of Foggia
The Province of Foggia is a province in the Apulia region of Italy.This province is also known as Capitanata, originally Catapanata, because during the Middle Ages it was governed by a catapan, as part of the Catapanate of Italy...
in the Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
region of southeast Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is located in the Monti Dauni
Monti Dauni
thumb|250px|View of the Monti Dauni.The Monti Dauni area a mountain chain in southern Italy, constituting the eastern appendix of the Campanian Apennines...
, on a rocky spur commanding the valley of the Triolo, a right tributary of the Candelaro river.
Main sights
- Norman Tower, a remain of the medieval fortifications
- Church of Santa Maria Assunta (perhaps built in the late 12th century). It was modified in the 16th and 18th centuries.
- Ducal Palace