Calciano

Calciano
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Matera  (MT)
Coordinates	40 ° 35 ′  N , 16 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  E
height	425  m slm
surface	48 km²
Residents	685 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	14 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	75010
prefix	0835
ISTAT number	077004
Patron saint	Maria SS. Della Serra

Calciano is an Italian commune in the province of Matera in the Basilicata region .

685 inhabitants live in Calciano (as of December 31, 2019). The place is 86 km west of Matera . The neighboring communities are Accettura , Albano di Lucania ( PZ ), Campomaggiore ( PZ ), Garaguso , Grassano , Oliveto Lucano and Tricarico .

Calciano was built around 1300. At that time the place was called Gaudianum. The place was then on the Serre mountain, but the inhabitants have moved to the current hill due to earthquakes.

literature

• Azienda di promozione turistica - Basilicata, Matera e Provincia

Web links

Commons : Calciano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.