Colobraro

Colobraro
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Matera  (MT)
Coordinates	40 ° 11 '  N , 16 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 11 '0 "  N , 16 ° 26' 0"  E
height	666  m slm
surface	65.91 km²
Residents	1,131 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	75021
prefix	0835
ISTAT number	077006
Popular name	Colobraresi
Patron saint	San Nicola

Colobraro is a municipality in the province of Matera in the Italian region of Basilicata .

1131 inhabitants live in Colobraro (as of December 31, 2019). The place is 86 km west of Matera . The neighboring communities are Noepoli ( PZ ), Rotondella , Sant'Arcangelo ( PZ ), Senise ( PZ ), Tursi and Valsinni .

The exact year Colobraro was founded is not known. The place arose near the monastery of the Basilian monks of St. Mary of Ceronofio. The name of the place comes from Coluber , snake.

The church Chiesa Madre is worth seeing in the village.

Colobraro has a reputation in the region as a place of misfortune - a superstition that makes the residents of the surrounding area avoid even pronouncing the place name. Since 2007, the community has been trying to market the popularity it has increased through television, including with a themed festival in August.

literature

• Azienda di promozione turistica - Basilicata, Matera e Provincia

Web links

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

• Official website Colobraros
• Andreas Schlueter: Behind Eboli, the old gods are still at work , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, February 1, 2018.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Julius Müller-Meiningen: The Curse of Colobraro , Rheinische Post online from June 18, 2016, accessed on June 18, 2016.