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Matera

Italian comune
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Summary

Matera is a comune of Italy[1].

Key Facts

  • Award received: Silver Medal of Military Valour[2], European Capital of Culture[3], Gold Medal for Civil Valor[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: province of Matera[5]
  • Country: Italy[6]
  • Shares border with: Altamura[7], Ginosa[8], Grottole[9], Laterza[10], Miglionico[11], Santeramo in Colle[12], Gravina in Puglia[13], Montescaglioso[14]
  • Twinned administrative body: Vigevano[15], Toronto[16]
  • Postal code: 75100[17]
  • Licence plate code: MT[18]
  • Local dialing code: 0835[19]
  • Official website: https://www.comune.matera.it/[20], https://www.comune.mt.it/[21]
  • Population: 60,384[22], 60,403[23], 60,351[24], 59,685[25]
  • Office held by head of government: mayor of Matera[26]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
  • Capital of: province of Matera[28]
  • Official name: Matera[29]
  • Demonym: materani[30]
  • Owner of: Stadio XXI Settembre-Franco Salerno[31]
  • Elevation above sea level: 401 m[32]
  • Area: 392.09 km²[33]

FAQs

What awards did Matera receive?

Honors received include Silver Medal of Military Valour[2], European Capital of Culture[3], and Gold Medal for Civil Valor[4].

Related Entities

Altamura Ginosa Gravina in Puglia Grottole Italy Laterza Miglionico Montescaglioso No Time to Die Oulu Santeramo in Colle Toronto Vigevano

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [16] ↑ . toronto.ca. toronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . demo.istat.it. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . demo.istat.it. Retrieved . demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . demo.istat.it. Retrieved . demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . istat.it. Retrieved . istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Theklan · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tabular population → Data:Historical population Matera.tab
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tabular population: Data:Historical population Matera.tab, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263412|batch #263412]]"
  2. 20w ago · Carsten Steger · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aerial view → Aerial image of Matera (view from the west).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Aerial view: Aerial image of Matera (view from the west).jpg"
  3. 20w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for films shot at this location → Category:Films shot in Matera
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Matera
    Coordinates of southernmost point → {'lat': 40.5674143, 'lon': 16.5984075}
    Owner of → Stadio XXI Settembre-Franco Salerno
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35860|batch #35860]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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