Ruvo di Puglia
Ruvo di Puglia
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| City of Ruvo of Apulia | |
Some of the Ruvo's monuments | |
| Motto(s): Ruvo died to relive, like the Phoenix of Helipolis, from its ashes | |
Location of Ruvo di Puglia | |
| Coordinates: 41°07′N 16°29′E / 41.117°N 16.483°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) |
| Frazioni | Calendano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pasquale Roberto Chieco (Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 221 km2 (85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 25 341 |
| Demonym | Ruvesi (Italian) Ruvestines |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 70037 |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Patron saint | Saint Blaise |
| Saint day | February 3 |
| Website | Official Municipality Website of Ruvo |
Ruvo di Puglia (Italian: [ˈruːvo di ˈpuʎʎa]; Ruvestine: Rìuve [ˈriːuvə]) is a city and comune (municipality) of 25,457 inhabitants (as of 2017) in the Metropolitan City of Bari in Apulia.
It is an art city of Apulia, and an Apulian tourist destination. Part of the Alta Murgia national park, which contains its own operational office, it is home to the Jatta National Archaeological Museum, known for its many Hellenistic period pieces including the Vase of Talos, a community symbol. It is also home to the Municipal Art Gallery of Contemporary Art, named after Domenico Cantatore, a ruvestine expressionist and cubist painter. His artwork is kept there. Additionally, the city houses the Book Museum at Palazzo Caputi, where volumes of medieval and renaissance poetry originates from. It is also the third largest municipality in the Metropolitan City of Bari. It is an olive oil and wine producer city, and an important industrial research center of the Apulian region.