Aliano

Aliano
Comune di Aliano
Coat of arms of Aliano
Location of Aliano
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Aliano is located in Italy
Aliano
Aliano
Location of Aliano in Italy
Aliano is located in Basilicata
Aliano
Aliano
Aliano (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°19′N 16°14′E / 40.317°N 16.233°E / 40.317; 16.233
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvinceMatera (MT)
FrazioniAlianello
Government
 • MayorLuigi De Lorenzo
Area
 • Total98.41 km2 (38.00 sq mi)
Elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)
Population
 (1-1-2017)[2]
 • Total975
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
DemonymAlianesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
75010
Dialing code0835
Patron saintSt. Aloysius Gonzaga
Saint dayJune 21
WebsiteOfficial website

Aliano is a town and comune in the province of Matera, which is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Aliano was the setting of Carlo Levi's book Christ Stopped at Eboli (Italian: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli), where the town is called Gagliano according to the local pronunciation. Published in 1945, it gives an account of his exile in 1935–1936 in Aliano.

Like many towns in rural Italy it has suffered from migration to the cities and overseas where employment opportunities are better.

  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.