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Chief town Potenza

Name Basilicata The name Basilicata derives from the called administrator bizantino in Greek basilikos. According to some the name refers to the basilica of Acerenza in how much the bishop of this last one exercised judicial functions on the zone. In roman age the region was called Lucania.

Surface Kmq 9.992
Mountain: 46,9%
Hill: 45,1%
Plain: 8,0%


Inhabitants 597.768

History Basilicata


| Potenza | Matera |

Basilicata is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Puglia (Apulia) to the east, Calabria to the south, it has one short coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and another of the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea to the south-east. The regional capital is Potenza. The region is divided into two provinces: Potenza and Matera.
The region is as a whole mountainous, the highest point of the southern Apennines being Monte Pollino (7325 ft). Monte Vulture, in the northwest corner (Vulture area), is an extinct volcano (4365 ft). The mountainous terrain made communications difficult until modern times, and Basilicata was one of the least developed provinces of Italy. Large-scale emigration meant that Basilicata's population grew by only 12% during the twentieth century, the slowest rate in Italy. Basilicata also used to be one of the poorest regions in Italy, but has become significantly richer over the past couple of years because of the discovery of oil.
Basilicata is divided into two provinces: Potenza and Matera.


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Potenza

Potenza, was first settled by the Lucanians who, during the 3rd Century BC, took refuge here after the Romans destroyed other parts of what was then Lucania. However, by the 2nd Century BC even this redoubt fell under Roman control. But the Romans, in due course, lost their empire, and the city was sacked by the Goths, then over the centuries fell...

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Matera

Matera has gained international fame for its ancient town, the 'Sassi di Matera' (meaning 'stones of Matera'). The Sassi originate from a prehistoric (troglodyte) settlement, and are suspected to be some of the first human settlements in Italy. The Sassi are houses dug into the rock itself, known locally as 'Tufo', which is characteritic of...

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