Irsina

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Irsina
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Irsina (Italy)
Irsina
Country Italy
region Basilicata
province Matera  (MT)
Coordinates 40 ° 45 ′  N , 16 ° 14 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  E
height 548  m slm
surface 262 km²
Residents 4,632 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 75022
prefix 0835
ISTAT number 077013
Popular name Irsinesi
Patron saint Sant'Eufemia

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

4632 inhabitants live in Irsina (as of December 31, 2019). The place is 48 km west of Matera . The neighboring communities are Genzano di Lucania ( PZ ), Grassano , Gravina in Puglia ( BA ), Grottole , Oppido Lucano ( PZ ), Tolve ( PZ ) and Tricarico .

history

Montepeloso ( Mons Pilosus ) was the name of the place until 1895. The first mention (as Irtium ) relates to the destruction by the Saracens in 988. Archaeologically, a settlement can be traced back to the 4th or 3rd century BC. Prove. In 1133 the city was destroyed by Roger II , but was soon rebuilt. The current name comes from Irtium , which is associated with hirsutus (prickly, hairy).

A bishop of Montepeloso is deposed in 1059 by Pope Nicholas II for simony , after which the archbishop of Acerenza unites Montepeloso with the diocese of Tricarico without papal consent . A separate bishop was not confirmed again until 1123 by Pope Calixt II . After the city was destroyed by King Roger, the diocese was also dissolved. Efforts to rebuild it at the end of the 12th century are unsuccessful, the spiritual direction is in the hands of the priors of the monastery of S. Maria, which Roger II had subordinated to the French abbey of Chaise-Dieu . The diocese was not reestablished until 1460, initially united with Andria , and from 1479 independently and directly subordinated to the Pope. In 1818 the diocese of Montepeloso was merged with the diocese of Gravina .

The abbot of S. Maria is mentioned in the Catalogus baronum as the fiefdom of the Count of Tricarico.

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Attractions

The cathedral, which dates back to the 13th century, but was completely redesigned in 1777, is worth seeing. The Museo Ianora has collections of prehistoric and ancient archaeological finds, coins from the Greek era, women's clothing from the 18th century, weapons and other historical objects. A Franciscan convent (OFM) was built on the site of the Norman-Staufer fort after 1531 , but older buildings can still be seen.

economy

The Swiss electricity company BKW Energie is planning a gas-fired combined-cycle power plant with an output of 400 MW in Irsina, together with the Bradano Energia project company.

Sons and daughters of the church

See also

literature

  • Michele Ianora, Memorie storiche, critiche e diplomatiche della città di Montepeloso . Matera 1901
  • Walther Holtzmann , Italia Pontificia IX: Samnium - Apulia - Lucania . Berlin 1962, pp. 476-480.
  • Guida d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano: Basilicata. Calabria . Milan 1980, pp. 211-213.
  • Azienda di promozione turistica - Basilicata, Matera e Provincia

Web links

Commons : Irsina  - 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.