Francavilla Fontana
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Francavilla Fontana is a town in the province of Brindisi (Puglia, Italy), in the province of Brindisi. It has a population of 36,000.
[edit] History
The name Francavilla has French-Norman origins: "Franca" (tax-free) and "villa" (town). The specification "Fontana" alludes to a vision of the Virgin Mary witnessed by a Prince, who hence declaring the town a tax-free haven, according to the local legend.
[edit] Main sights
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
- The massive square Castle of the Imperiali family, to whom, with Oria, it was sold by S. Carlo Borromeo in the 16th century for 40,000 ounces of gold, which he distributed in one day to the poor.
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Brindisi | Carovigno | Ceglie Messapica | Cellino San Marco | Cisternino | Erchie | Fasano | Francavilla Fontana | Latiano | Mesagne | Oria | Ostuni | San Donaci | San Michele Salentino | San Pancrazio Salentino | San Pietro Vernotico | San Vito dei Normanni | Torchiarolo | Torre Santa Susanna | Villa Castelli |
