Biccari

Biccari
Comune
Comune di Biccari
Coat of arms
Biccari Location of Biccari in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province / Metropolitan city	Foggia (FG)
Frazioni	Tertiveri, Berardinone
Government
• Mayor	Gianfilippo Mignogna (Biccari Cambia)
Area
• Total	106.30 km2 (41.04 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (31-12-2010)
• Total	2,899
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Biccaresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	71032
Dialing code	0881
Patron saint	San Donato
Saint day	7 August
Website	Official website

Biccari is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

Points of interest

• Byzantine tower of Biccari
• Tower Tertiveri
• Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Convent of St. Anthony (1477
• Cross roads of Port Wells (1473)
• Church of the Annunciation
• Romanesque and Gothic church of San Quirico
• Historic Centre
• 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

Notable people

• Donato Menichella (Biccari 1896 – Rome, 1984), general manager of the Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale from 1934 to 1944 and governor of the Banca d'Italia from 1947 to 1960
• Ralph DePalma (Biccari, 1882 – South Pasadena, 1956), American race car driver
• Filippo Gentile (Biccari, 1692 – Samnite Cerreto, 1771), bishop