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Overview:
Foggia, Italy, city
(1991 pop. 156,268), capital of Foggia
prov., in Apulia, S Italy. It is a
transportation and industrial center and
the main wheat market of S Italy. It is
a highly diversified secondary
industrial center. It has long been the
custom to store grain in huge holes dug
in the squares of the city. An
earthquake in 1731 destroyed much of
Foggia. The city was a favorite
residence of Emperor Frederick II, who
built (13th cent.) a fortified castle
there (since greatly reconstructed).
The
town is practically entirely modern.
Founded in the 11th century, on swampy
land reclaimed by the Normans, it
subsequently shared the fortunes of the
Kingdom of Sicily, attaining considera
ble importance at the time of the Anjous
and Aragons. An earthquake almost razed
it to the ground in 1731; in 1860 it
became part of the Kingdom of Italy.
Further land reclamation has been
carried out since the beginning of the
century, and its agriculture modernized,
facilitating economic and demographic
growth.
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