Acquaviva delle Fonti is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. The name "Acquaviva" comes from the large flow of groundwater flowing into the subsoil; Acqua-water/Viva-alive to enhance the abundance of underground water. The elevation is above sea level, and the town is from the Adriatic Sea and Bari, which is the biggest city of the region. The Ionian Sea is more than away. Acquaviva houses one of the biggest hospitals of all of southern Italy, the Ospedale Generale Regionale Francesco Miulli, or Hospital Miulli, which has almost all surgery departments and even a center for the treatment of rare diseases.
Climate
Acquaviva enjoys a Mediterranean fresh climate with mild winters and warm to hot, dry summers. Snowfall in winter is very rare but possible. During the summer of 2008 temperatures reached as high as.
History
The origins are uncertain. Some scholars and historians trace the foundation around the 4th-5th century BC in the area of Salentino hamlet, a few kilometers from the modern town, on a hill overlooking a fertile plain area. Probably the greater fertility of the land in the valley, the abundance of spring water that flowed into the ground a few feet from the surface, or some devastation were the causes that led the people of Salentino to move to the current city center. The city's prosperity has been historically connected to its large underground aquifer. In the early Christian era it was an episcopal see, but was later destroyed by foreign invasions. Under the Aragonese domination a castle was built here. In the 15th century its fief belonged fir to the Orsini del Balzo and then, starting with Giulio Antonio Acquaviva, to the eponymous family, who held it until 1614.
The town has the highest concentration of privates companies of the area. This places the town among those cities with higher GDP of all the southern Italy.
Traditions
The city is known for the red onion that grows on her land, called Cipolla Rossa di Acquaviva delle Fonti. The production is very limited because its cultivation still uses traditional and rudimentary methods in order to preserve the aroma and the fragrance. The red onion from Acquaviva is celebrated with a festival that is held in the end of July every year.
Media
Acquaviva has a TV stationTeleMajg broadcasting on digital platform and streaming as well, a domestic newspaper called L'eco di Acquaviva.
Transportation
Acquaviva has an exit on the A14 highway Taranto-Bologna; the exit is right after Bari South driving towards Taranto. It is also home to a railway station is on the main railway Taranto-Ancona. The closest seaport is Bari, distant, while Taranto seaport is away. The closest international airport is the Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, from Acquaviva. The Brindisi – Salento Airport is away.
