Maratea

Maratea
Marathia (Greek)
Città di Maratea
Coat of arms of Maratea
Location of Maratea
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Maratea is located in Italy
Maratea
Maratea
Location of Maratea in Italy
Maratea is located in Basilicata
Maratea
Maratea
Maratea (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 39°59′N 15°43′E / 39.983°N 15.717°E / 39.983; 15.717
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (PZ)
FrazioniAcquafredda, Brefaro, Castrocucco, Cersuta, Fiumicello, Marina, Massa, Santa Caterina, Porto
Government
 • MayorDaniele Stoppelli
Area
 • Total67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (31 March 2018)[2]
 • Total5,085
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymMarateoti
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85046
Dialing code0973
Patron saintSaint Blaise
Saint daysecond Sunday in May
WebsiteOfficial website

Maratea (IPA: [maraˈtɛːa]; Marateota: Marathia [maraˈtiːə]) is an Italian town and comune of Basilicata, in the province of Potenza. It is the only comune of the region on the Tyrrhenian coast, and is known as "the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian". Owing to the considerable number of its churches and chapels it has also been described as "the town with 44 churches". It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Basilicata" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.