Biccari

Biccari (Pugliese: Vìcchere) is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

Biccari
Comune
Comune di Biccari
Location of Biccari
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Coordinates: 41°24′N 15°12′E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Foggia (FG)
Frazioni	Tertiveri, Berardinone
Government
• Mayor	Gianfilippo Mignogna (Biccari Cambia)
Area [1]
• Total	106.65 km2 (41.18 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)[2]
• Total	2,760
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Demonym	Biccaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	71032
Dialing code	0881
Patron saint	St. Donatus
Saint day	7 August
Website	Official website

Main sights

• Historic centre
• Byzantine tower of Biccari
• Tower Tertiveri
• Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Convent of St. Anthony (1477)
• Church of the Annunciation
• Romanesque and Gothic church of San Quirico
• Cross roads of Port Wells (1473)
• Portal medieval Gallo Palace (Piazza Don Luigi Sturzo)
• Wooden altar carved and decorated in gold St. Michael (18th century)
• 800 Godfrey Palace with its majestic facades
• Fortified farms of Santa Maria and Imporchia
• Palazzo Pignatelli di Tertiveri
• Pescara Lake

People

• John DePalma (Biccari, 1885 – 1951), American race car driver
• Ralph DePalma (Biccari, 1882 – South Pasadena, 1956), American race car driver

See also

• Biccari Wikipedia page in Italian