Marconia

Marconia di Pisticci
Comune di Marconia di Pisticci
Location of Marconia di Pisticci
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Marconia di Pisticci is located in Italy
Marconia di Pisticci
Marconia di Pisticci
Location of Marconia di Pisticci in Italy
Marconia di Pisticci is located in Basilicata
Marconia di Pisticci
Marconia di Pisticci
Marconia di Pisticci (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°21′49″N 16°41′23″E / 40.36361°N 16.68972°E / 40.36361; 16.68972
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvinceMatera (MT)
Elevation
106 m (348 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
9,258
DemonymMarconesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
75015
Dialing code0835
Patron saintMadonna delle Grazie
Saint daySecond sunday of September
WebsiteOfficial website
Two terrcota-coloured brick buildings, one of which has a clock, amongst a blue, clear sky
Electra Square in Marconia

Marconia (Marconij) is a town in the region of Basilicata, Italy with about 10,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Province of Matera and is considered a "frazione," or administrative district, of the nearby city of Pisticci.

Marconia was settled during Second World War period, like restrict colony, where live dissenter politicos forced to work.

Marconia is named for Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian 20th-century inventor, who inventing wireless communications (radio).