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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 661 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MOLFETTA , a seaport and episcopal see of See also:

Apulia, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Bari, from which it is 16 m. N.N.W. by See also:rail. Pop. (1901), 42,363. The old See also:cathedral of S. See also:Conrad is a Romanesque structure. The old See also:town is surrounded by walls, and has See also:medieval houses; the new town is more spacious, and is an active seaport. The origin of Molfetta is uncertain, though there was a See also:neolithic See also:settlement here. The town was given by See also:Charles V. to the See also:duke of Termoli in 1522, and during his lordship it was sacked by the See also:French under See also:Lautrec. In 1631 Cesare See also:Gonzaga took the See also:title of duke of Guastalia and See also:prince of Molfetta; but in 164o the See also:fief was sold to the See also:Spinola See also:family, and in 1798 incorporated with the royal domain. The bishopric is directly subject to the papal see.

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