Crispiano
Crispiano (Crispianese: Crespiène) is a town in the province of Taranto in Apulia. The town has a population of 13749 inhabitants.
It is located in the heart of Apulia, near Valle d’Itria, just 15 km from Taranto. (ancient farms). Crispiano is the territory of "A hundred masserie" (ancient farms), today recognized as "Uniqueness" of the Apulia Region.
Crispiano is a town with very ancient origins, it has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by numerous finds from the Greek era, including a very interesting "tomb kit" from the 4th century which is one of the most important finds of the famous "Ori of Taranto". The rock settlements are one of the characteristics of this territory: living in the cave has an ancient tradition, the small town rises on the two banks of the Vallone Lizzitello. The Vallone Caves, once the refuge of the Basilian monks, later became the peasants'homes and constituted the foundations of the modern Crispiano.
In the territory of Crispiano there is the hill of Masseria L'Amastuola, archaeological excavations conducted by the University of Amsterdam have discovered an important proto-historic village, active from the 8th to the 5th century BC.
From a recent archaeological survey, carried out by the Archaeological Superintendence on the bank of the gravine called Vallone , now incorporated in the urban center, emerged the testimonies of an indigenous village dating back to the Iron Age (8th-7th century BC). During the Middle Ages in the Vallone was building the Abbey of Santa Maria of Crispiano.
From the sixteenth century numerous farm were founded in Crispiano by the inhabitants of Taranto and Martina Franca.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century the Crispiano countryside was the refuge of the Priest Brigante Don Ciro Annicchiarico within the complex dynamics of struggle between brigandage and fortified farms.
In November 1919 Crispiano obtained municipal autonomy, with detachment from the Municipality of Taranto.
It is located in the heart of Apulia, near Valle d’Itria, just 15 km from Taranto. (ancient farms). Crispiano is the territory of "A hundred masserie" (ancient farms), today recognized as "Uniqueness" of the Apulia Region.
Crispiano is a town with very ancient origins, it has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by numerous finds from the Greek era, including a very interesting "tomb kit" from the 4th century which is one of the most important finds of the famous "Ori of Taranto". The rock settlements are one of the characteristics of this territory: living in the cave has an ancient tradition, the small town rises on the two banks of the Vallone Lizzitello. The Vallone Caves, once the refuge of the Basilian monks, later became the peasants'homes and constituted the foundations of the modern Crispiano.
In the territory of Crispiano there is the hill of Masseria L'Amastuola, archaeological excavations conducted by the University of Amsterdam have discovered an important proto-historic village, active from the 8th to the 5th century BC.
From a recent archaeological survey, carried out by the Archaeological Superintendence on the bank of the gravine called Vallone , now incorporated in the urban center, emerged the testimonies of an indigenous village dating back to the Iron Age (8th-7th century BC). During the Middle Ages in the Vallone was building the Abbey of Santa Maria of Crispiano.
From the sixteenth century numerous farm were founded in Crispiano by the inhabitants of Taranto and Martina Franca.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century the Crispiano countryside was the refuge of the Priest Brigante Don Ciro Annicchiarico within the complex dynamics of struggle between brigandage and fortified farms.
In November 1919 Crispiano obtained municipal autonomy, with detachment from the Municipality of Taranto.
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Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| CA | Catalan language |
| CO | Corsican language |
| FR | French language |
| DE | German language |
| IT | Italian language |
| SC | Sardinian language |
| SL | Slovene language |