By altitude, Santeramo in Colle is the highest municipality in the metropolitan city of Bari. The countryside has the typical geomorphological features of the karst territory: a limestone substrate, with rocky out croups and the presence of
lamas (Lamalunga, Lamadavruscio, Lamadispina, Lamasinara, Lamadilupo), jazzi (Iazzitello, Iazzo vecchio, Iazzo Sava, Iazzo De Laurentiis, Iazzo De Luca),
Sinkhole e
Ponor, courts (Corte Finocchio, Curtocarosino, Curtolevacche, Curtopasso, Curtolafica), parks (Parco Giovanni, Parco Lanzano, Parconuovo, Parco del Trullo, Parco Sava, Parco Caldara), lakes (Lago Travato, Lagolupino, Lagolaguardia, Lagopalumbo, Lacometana), mountains (Montefungale, Montefreddo), wells (Pozzo Leone, Pozzopoveriello), fountains (Fontana di tavola, Fontanarosa).
Morphology Morphological and vegetative articulation allows to identify three distinct areas: the woods, the
Murge, the matine.
Woods The wooded area of the territory is the located area in the direction of
Bari, so called because in ancient times it saw the presence of vast extensions of oak forest extensions, today almost completely extinct, which have given way to cultivated land and heavily man-made areas. Also on via Alessandriello there is the
Denora wood, while on the way to Matera there is the
Parata wood.
The Murge The
Murge are the element that most characterizes the territory of Santeramo and are mainly made up of limestone rocks, which cross from South to North from Serrone to Murgia Sgolgore. Particular are the Quite, on via Alessandriello, characterized by an orderly mesh of dry stone walls (i
parate), trulletti (i
casédde) and specchie.
The matine The Matine, in the direction of
Matera, are represented by a vast plain, once marshy, which constitutes the fertile area of the santermano territory and is characterized by extensive cereal cops and the presence of numerous rural settlements.
The caves The territory is characterized by numerous karst cavities that create a dense network of underground tunnels.
Climate The climate of Santeramo is a temperate continental climate, due to the altitude and the distance from the sea. The temperature in winter is around +4 °C, while in summer it fluctuates around +21 °C with a high percentage of humidity. Annual rainfall is around 600 mm. In winter, snow frequently falls, especially in the presence of cold air of Balkan origin, with sometimes considerable accumulations. In the winter months, fog is frequent, especially in anticyclonic conditions or with southern humid currents, coming from the Ionian Sea. Santeramo appears to be the coldest place among those falling in the metropolitan city of Bari. The
Italian climatic class is D, the
degrees day are 1884. == Origins of the name ==