Gioia del Colle
Gioia del Colle, town, Puglia (Apulia) regione, southern Italy. It has machinery, textile, distilling, and cheese-making industries.
Medieval monuments include a 12th-century castle and a fortified hunting lodge built for the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II. The town has an archaeological museum, and nearby is the site of a large city that flourished between the 6th and 4th centuries bc. Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 27,736.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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Article Title:
Gioia del Colle
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
16 January 2012
Access Date:
November 14, 2026