Tricarico

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Tricarico
coat of arms
Tricarico (Italy)
Tricarico
Country Italy
region Basilicata
province Matera  (MT)
Coordinates 40 ° 37 '  N , 16 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 37 '13 "  N , 16 ° 8' 43"  E
height 698  m slm
surface 176 km²
Residents 5,013 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 75019
prefix 0835
ISTAT number 077028
Popular name Tricaricési
Patron saint San Potito Martire
View of Tricarico
View of Tricarico

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

Location and dates

5013 inhabitants live in Tricarico (as of December 31, 2019). The place is 53 kilometers west of Matera .

The neighboring communities are Albano di Lucania ( PZ ), Brindisi Montagna (PZ), Calciano , Campomaggiore (PZ), Grassano , Grottole , Irsina , San Chirico Nuovo (PZ), Tolve (PZ) and Vaglio Basilicata (PZ).

history

The place was founded in ancient times . It is one of the oldest settlements in the region.

Attractions

  • Tricarico Cathedral

  • Cathedral from inside

  • Torre Normanna

  • Chiesa di S. Francesco dAssisi

  • Tricarico in winter

Tricarico was the hometown of the poet Rocco Scotellaro .

Tricarico has a town partnership with the southern Hessian community of Bickenbach .

literature

  • Azienda di promozione turistica - Basilicata, Matera e Provincia

Web links

Commons : Tricarico  - 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.