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Monopoli (
Monòpolis in
Greek) is a town in
Italy, in the
province of Bari, region of
Apulia. The town is roughly in area and lies about 40 km southeast from
Bari. It has about 50,000 inhabitants.
History
The area was first settled as a Greek establishment as the city of
Egnatia, Monopoli being a smaller outer village.
After the destruction of Egnatia by the
Ostrogoth king
Totila in 545, its inhabitants fled to Monopoli, from which it derives its name as "only city". In the following centuries the area would be controlled by the
Byzantines,
Normans and
Hohenstaufen, and was a starting point for naval
Crusades expeditions. Later it was a fied under
Angevine and
Aragonese feudal lords.
In 1484 the city came under
Venetian control and saw an economic upswing as a seaport on the
Adriatic Sea as a base between Bari and
Brindisi, as well as through trading its own agricultural goods. Under
Spanish rule Monopoli became a free city in 1545. It became part of the kingdom of Italy in 1860.
Main sights
Twin towns
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