Spinazzola lies in the heart of the Murgia, in the southernmost part of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, on the border with Basilicata. The Murgia landscape — oak woods, historic masserie (fortified farmhouses), the drove roads of transhumance — is among the most intact and distinctive in Apulia. The municipality is part of the Alta Murgia National Park, established in 2004.
Spinazzola’s agro-pastoral tradition and rural culture are interwoven with a civic history rooted in the Middle Ages. The tratturi (drove roads) that cross the territory bear witness to the ancient routes of transhumance, an economic and cultural system that for centuries connected Apulia with the southern Apennines and the other regions of southern Italy.
Loggia Bensalem 1308 includes Spinazzola within the perimeter of its institutional presence in the BAT province. The point of reference for GOI Freemasonry in this part of the Alta Murgia is the Lodge based in the Orient of Trani. For information or to contact the Lodge, the Contact section of the website is available.
Masonic history and local context
Spinazzola: the southern Murgia on the border with Basilicata
Spinazzola lies in the southern part of the BAT province, in the heart of the Murgia, on the border with Basilicata. The Murgia landscape — oak woods, historic masserie, drove roads — is among the most intact in Apulia. The civic history of Spinazzola is rooted in the agro-pastoral economy and in local traditions, with documented medieval origins.
The specific Masonic history of Spinazzola is not documented in the available sources. The town is part of the BAT province in which Loggia Bensalem 1308 works.
Historical elements — level of certainty
- Documented
Spinazzola is a town of the Alta Murgia with a civic and agro-pastoral history documented since the Middle Ages.
- Plausible, to be verified
The presence of associative or Masonic circles in Spinazzola in the nineteenth century is an open line of research, not specifically documented.
Sources and lines of research
Further reading: State Archives of Bari (Archivio di Stato di Bari); archives of the Grand Orient of Italy (Rome); history of associations in the Alta Murgia.
Frequently asked questions — Spinazzola
- Is Freemasonry present in Spinazzola?
- Loggia Bensalem 1308, based in Trani, is the point of reference for GOI Freemasonry in the whole BAT province, including Spinazzola.
- How can I contact Freemasonry in Spinazzola?
- The point of reference for institutional Freemasonry in the Spinazzola area is Loggia Bensalem 1308, affiliated with the Grand Orient of Italy and based in the Orient of Trani. Contact details are on the Contact page.
- Is Freemasonry present in the Murgia hinterland of the BAT province?
- Yes. Loggia Bensalem 1308 works across the whole Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, which includes both the towns on the Adriatic coast — Trani, Barletta, Bisceglie — and the towns of the Murgia hinterland such as Spinazzola and Minervino Murge.
Other towns in the BAT province
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To learn about the presence of Loggia Bensalem 1308 in the area of Spinazzola and across the BAT province (Barletta-Andria-Trani), contact us through the official channels.
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