Oliveto Lucano

Oliveto Lucano
Comune di Oliveto Lucano
Coat of arms of Oliveto Lucano
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Oliveto Lucano is located in Italy
Oliveto Lucano
Oliveto Lucano
Location of Oliveto Lucano in Italy
Oliveto Lucano is located in Basilicata
Oliveto Lucano
Oliveto Lucano
Oliveto Lucano (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°32′N 16°11′E / 40.533°N 16.183°E / 40.533; 16.183
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvinceMatera (MT)
FrazioniAccettura, Calciano, Garaguso, San Mauro Forte
Government
 • MayorNicola Terranova
Area
 • Total31.19 km2 (12.04 sq mi)
Elevation
546 m (1,791 ft)
Population
 (December 2008)[2]
 • Total530
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
DemonymOlivetesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
75010
Dialing code0835
ISTAT code077019
Patron saintSt. Cyprian
Saint day12 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Oliveto Lucano is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Its mayor is Nicola Terranova. This town is most known for the "Maggio Festival", which is dedicated to St. Cyprian and takes place on 10, 11 and 12 August.[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ^ The Maggio in Oliveto - 'The two "spouses", the Turkey oak (‘maggio’) and the holly tree-top (‘cima’), are chosen from among the most beautiful and lush plants in the forest of Gallipoli Cognato. One is usually cut on the first Sunday of August, while the other is selected and cut on 10 August.'