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Matera
Comune
Comune di Matera
Panorama of Matera
Panorama of Matera
Coat of arms of Matera
Coat of arms
Matera within the Province of Matera
Matera within the Province of Matera
Country Italy
Region Basilicata
Province Matera (MT)
Frazioni La Martella, Venusio, Picciano A, Picciano B
Area
 • Total 387.4 km2 (149.6 sq mi)
Elevation
401 m (1,316 ft)
Population
 (September 2012)
 • Total 60,023
 • Density 154.938/km2 (401.29/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Materani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
75100
Dialing code 0835
Patron saint Madonna della Bruna
Saint day 2 July
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Matera - veduta della Civita da S. Maria di Idris.JPG
The Sassi of Matera
Criteria Cultural: iii, iv, v
Inscription 1993 (17th Session)
Area 1,016 ha
Buffer zone 4,365 ha

Matera is a town in the area of Basilicata, in the southern part of Italy. It is the capital of the province of Matera. On October 17, 2014, Matera was declared Italian host of European Capital of Culture for 2019


Images for kids

  • Sassi di Matera aprile06 05

    Stairways in Matera.

  • FONTANA FERDINANDEA 2

    Ferdinandea Fountain

  • Pane di Matera (cropped)

    Pane di Matera

  • Crapiata

    Crapiata

  • Strazzate

    Strazzate

  • Pasolini - foto di Domenico Notarangelo

    Enrique Irazoqui and Pier Paolo Pasolini in Matera, on the set of The Gospel According to St. Matthew, 1964

  • Matera BW 2016-10-15 14-04-08 2

    Matera Cathedral

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    Interior of a cave house

  • Matera, chiesa rupestre di santo spirito

    Exterior of a cave church

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    Interior of a cave church

  • Gravina di Matera (2)

    Gravina di Matera

  • Matera 2

    Murgia National Park with prehistoric caves and rupestrian churches

  • Cavalli nel parco della Murgia

    Horses in the Murgia National Park

  • Villaggio Saraceno2

    Saracen village

  • San Luca alla Selva

    Cave church of San Luca alla Selva

  • Lago San Giuliano

    San Giuliano Regional Reserve

  • Castello Tramontano 2 Matera

    The Tramontano Castle

  • Matera BW 2016-10-15 11-08-39

    Palazzo Lanfranchi

  • Casa Cava interno 5

    Auditorium of the culture centre Casa Cava

  • Matera BW 2016-10-15 13-31-33

    Via Ridola

  • Matera BW 2016-10-15 13-04-18

    Via Bruno Buozzi

  • Museo archeologico nazionale di matera, una sala 01

    Domenico Ridola archeological museum

  • Matera palazzo dell'Annunziata

    Palazzo dell'Annunziata

  • Matera BW 2016-10-15 13-19-13

    Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi

  • Matera - Convento di Sant'Agostino

    Church of San Agostino

  • Matera san giovanni

    Church of San Giovanni Battista

  • 3164San Pietro Caveoso

    San Pietro Caveoso

See also

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