Matera
Matera is the capital of the Matera province in the Basilicata region of Italy. It boasts the sassi: well-preserved rock-cut settlements that are a World Heritage site and one of Southern Italy's many important attractions.Places of Interest
Highlights: Sassi di Matera and Castello Tramontano.
Matera
- Type: Locality with 60,400 residents
- Also known as: “077014”
- Location: Province of Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.6685° or 40° 40′ 7″ north
Longitude
16.6016° or 16° 36′ 6″ east
Population
60,400
Elevation
411 metres (1,348 feet)
Open location code
8FGRMJ92+CJ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Matera” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ماتيرا”
- Bulgarian: “Матера”
- Chinese: “马泰拉”
- Esperanto: “Matero”
- Georgian: “მატერა”
- Greek: “Ματέρα”
- Hebrew: “מטרה”
- Italian: “Comune di Matera”
- Italian: “Matera”
- Japanese: “マテーラ”
- Kazakh: “Матера”
- Latin: “Materia”
- Mingrelian: “მატერა”
- Ossetian: “Матерæ”
- Persian: “ماترا”
- Russian: “Матера”
- Serbian: “Матера”
- Tamil: “மாதேரா”
- Ukrainian: “Матера”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Zona Paip and Cementeria.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Parco IV Novembre and Villa dell’Unità d’Italia.
Basilicata: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Potenza and Matera.
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