Back سان نيكاندرو غارغانيكو Arabic Сан-Нікандра-Гарганіка Byelorussian Сан Никандро Гарганико Bulgarian San Nicandro Garganico Breton Сан-Никандро-Гарганико CE San Nicandro Garganico CEB San Nicandro Garganico German San Nicandro Garganico Esperanto San Nicandro Garganico Spanish San Nicandro Garganico Basque
San Nicandro Garganico
Sannicandro Garganico | |
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| Comune di San Nicandro Garganico | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Nicandro Garganico  | |
  San Nicandro Garganico Location of San Nicandro Garganico in Italy  San Nicandro Garganico San Nicandro Garganico (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′N 15°34′E / 41.833°N 15.567°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Foggia (FG) |
| Frazioni | it:Torre Mileto, it:Dolina Pozzatina and others |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matteo Vocale |
| Area | |
• Total | 173.36 km2 (66.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 15,388 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sannicandresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 71015 |
| Dialing code | 0882 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Nikander, Marcian and Daria; Virgin Mary |
| Saint day | 17 June, 8 December |
| Website | Official website |
San Nicandro Garganico (Pugliese: Sànde Lecàndre) known until 1999 as Sannicandro Garganico) is a small city and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
This city is part of the Gargano National Park
The comune is bordered by those of Apricena, Cagnano Varano, Lesina, Poggio Imperiale and San Marco in Lamis.
In 1945, about 30 Italian members of a tiny Sabbatarian sect converted to Judaism.[3] Most of the gerim emigrated to Israel and reside mainly in the cities of Birya and Safed, although some remain in San Nicandro Garganico today.[3]
It's a commercial city but, especially in the summer period, very tourist.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ a b Kirsch, Adam (9 November 2010). "Convertito". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2019.