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Official app of the Municipality of Bitonto
Bitonto is an Italian town of 56137 inhabitants of the province of Bari in Puglia.
Bitonto is known as the city of olive trees for the extensive olive groves that surround it and oil production, renowned already in the thirteenth century and perfected during the twentieth century, which still constitutes the most important economic resource of the city today. Bitonto also gave the name to the local cultivar, Cima di Bitonto.
On May 26, 1734 the city was the scene of the historic battle, fought between the Austrians and the Bourbons, which led to the birth of the Kingdom of Naples as an independent state.
The historic center presents numerous churches, including the Apulian Romanesque cottage, and valuable examples of Renaissance architecture, such as the Sylos-Vulpano and Sylos-Calò buildings. The seat of the first National Gallery of Puglia and the Diocesan Museum larger in the South of Italy, in 2004 it was recognized as a city of art.