Valsinni
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Country | Italy | |
region | Basilicata | |
province | Matera (MT) | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 10 ′ N , 16 ° 27 ′ E | |
surface | 31 km² | |
Residents | 1,423 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 46 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 75029 | |
prefix | 0835 | |
ISTAT number | 077030 | |
Valsinni |
Valsinni is a municipality in the province of Matera in the Italian region of Basilicata .
1423 inhabitants live in Valsinni (as of December 31, 2019). The place is 78 km south of Matera . The neighboring communities are Colobraro , Nocara ( CS ), Noepoli ( PZ ), Nova Siri , Rotondella and San Giorgio Lucano .
The place was founded in ancient times . The name at the time was Favale. After a landslide, the inhabitants fled into the valley ( Italian : Valle) of the Sinni River and founded Valsinni there.
The poet Isabella Morra lived in the Castello di Valsinni of Baron Morra .
literature
- Azienda di promozione turistica - Basilicata, Matera e Provincia
Web links
Commons : Valsinni - 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.