Tricarico
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Country | Italy | |
region | Basilicata | |
province | Matera (MT) | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 37 ' N , 16 ° 9' 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 | |
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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 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
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.