Province of Matera

Province of Italy

Province in Basilicata, Italy

Province of Matera

Provincia di Matera (Italian)
Provìngë dë Matàërë (Materano)

Province

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Map highlighting the location of the province of Matera in Italy

Country|  Italy
Region| Basilicata
Capital(s)| Matera
Comuni| 31
Government

• President| Pietro Marese
Area

• Total

| 3,447 km2 (1,331 sq mi)
Population

(September 2014)

• Total

| 200,581
• Density| 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
GDP

[1]

• Total| €3.417 billion (2015)
• Per capita| €17,004 (2015)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

75100

Telephone prefix| 0835
Vehicle registration| MT
ISTAT| 077

The province of Matera (Italian: provincia di Matera; Materano: provìngë dë Matàërë) is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Matera. It has an area of 3,447 square kilometres (1,331 sq mi) and a total population of 201,133;[2] the city of Matera has a population of 61,204. The province contains 31 comuni (sg.: comune), listed in the list of comuni of the province of Matera). It is bordered by the province of Potenza in the west and south, the region of Calabria also to the south, the region of Apulia to the east and north, and by the Ionian Sea to the southeast.[3]

The history of settlement in the region dates back to the Palaeolithic Period and the first instance of organised settlement was in 251 BCE, when Roman Republic consul Lucius Caecilius Metellus founded the town as Matera.[3] Matera was sacked multiple times; initially by the Franks, then by Roman Emperor Louis II of Italy, and then by invading Muslims during the 10th century. Following this, the town was owned by the Capetian House of Anjou and the Crown of Aragon and was sold multiple times to successive wealthy families.[3]

Giovanni Carlo Tramontano, Count of Matera was briefly leader of the city but was despised by the residents, who saw him as tyrannical and rebelled against him, murdering Tramontano on 29 December 1514.[3] The city Matera was announced to be the capital of ancient district Lucania (Basilicata) in 1663; this status was removed from the city in 1806 and 1860. Under the Fascist rule of Italy, the title of Matera serving as the capital of Basilicata was restored in 1927.[3] The province is known for its history of "cave dwellings" known as sassi.[3]

## Comuni

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The main comuni (municipalities) by population are (as of January 2018):

Commune  | Population

|

Matera | 60,432
Policoro | 17,694
Pisticci | 17,602
Bernalda | 12,453
Montescaglioso | 9,877

Montescaglioso hosts the territorial abbacy of Saint Michael the Archangel, which belongs to the Benedictines.

## References

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1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
2. ^ "Province of Matera". Comuni-Italiani. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
3. ^ a b c d e f Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 37\. ISBN 978-0-313-30733-1.

## External links

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* Official website (in Italian)
* Documentary Film about the Sassi di Matera, Roba Forestiera, 44 min., 2004
* Sassi di Matera PHOTO TOUR

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