Nispole, Padresergio, Pagliericci, Pantano (inurbata), Parco di Tuccio, Paretano, Passarello, Passionisti (inurbata), Peroscia, Petrarolo, Piangevino, Pilone, Romanelli, Samato, Sant' Andrea, Sant' Antonio d'Ascula, San Bartolomeo, San Francesco da Paola, San Gerardo, San Luca, San Lucia, San Nicola, Sant' Oceano, Sant' Oronzo, Santo Stefano, Santa Teresa, San Vincenzo, Scarciglia, Sicarico, Sorba, Spina, Stomazzelli, Tavanello, Terranova, Tormento, Torichiano, Torre d'Orta, Torricella, Tortorella, Vagone, Virbo, Zampogna, Zecca and Zingarello. Demographics Main sights Castle of Charles V. Finished in 1525, it has a pentagonal plan. It is located on a promontory which was originally separated from the medieval city. It was restored and enlarged in the 17th century. Starting from the early 19th century, it was used as a jail, a status it kept until 1969. It is currently the seat of an art exhibition and cultural events. Coastal castle of St. Stephen, built by the Norman lord Godfrey of Conversano in 1086. It was subsequently turned into a Benedictine monastery. Jerusalem Hospital, founded in 1350 by the Hospitallers Monopoli Cathedral (18th century), minor basilica Palazzo Palmieri (18th century) Monte San Nicola (Mount St. Nicholas) faunal reserve. The reserve, lying on the summit of a hill, high in the Murge plateau, is important for the presence of some endemic plants. Sport The local football club is the S.S. Monopoli 1966. Its home ground is the Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani. Notable people Giorgio Lapazaya (c. 1495 – c. 1570), mathematician and musician Giacomo Insanguine (1728–95), composer Domenico Morgante (1956), musicologist, organist and harpsichordist Sportsmen and sportswomen Giandomenico Mesto (1982), footballer; bronze medal Olympic games 2004, gold medal European Under-21 2004 Gianpiero Sportelli (1987), martial artist; k-1 world champion 2010 and European champion k-1 2013. Chessboxing world championship, bronze medal 2017 and silver medal 2019 Vito Sardella (1974), distance runner Marialucia Palmitessa (1998) clay pigeon shooting, world champion Juniores Trap. International relations Twin towns — sister cities Monopoli is twinned with: Lyss, Switzerland Lugoj, Romania Vlorë, Albania See also Monopoli railway station References Bibliography Francesco Antonio Glianes, Monopoli nel Medioevo e nel Rinascimento, Schena Editore. L. Finamore Pepe, Monopoli e la Monarchia delle Puglie, Monopoli, 1897. Sebastiano Lillo, Monopoli sintesi storico geografica, Grafiche Colucci Monopoli, 1976. Stefano Carbonara, Monopoli nel Secondo Novecento, Schena Editore. Domenico Cofano, Monopoli nell'età del Rinascimento, Biblioteca Comunale Prospero Rendella. Giuseppe Andreassi, Mare d'Egnazia, Schena Editore. Domenico Capitanio, Il sistema difensivo e la città, Monopoli nel suo passato vol.5, Comune di Monopoli,