Tricarico

Tricarico
Trëcàrëchë (Neapolitan)
Comune di Tricarico
Norman tower and Monastery of Santa Chiara
Norman tower and Monastery of Santa Chiara
Coat of arms of Tricarico
Location of Tricarico
Map
Tricarico is located in Italy
Tricarico
Tricarico
Location of Tricarico in Italy
Tricarico is located in Basilicata
Tricarico
Tricarico
Tricarico (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°37′N 16°9′E / 40.617°N 16.150°E / 40.617; 16.150
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvinceMatera (MT)
FrazioniCalle
Government
 • MayorVincenzo Carbone
Area
 • Total178.16 km2 (68.79 sq mi)
Elevation
698 m (2,290 ft)
Population
 (March 2009)[2]
 • Total5,920
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
DemonymTricaricési
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
75019
Dialing code0835
Patron saintSt. Potitus
Saint day14 January
WebsiteOfficial website

Tricarico (Lucano: Trëcàrëchë IPA: [trəˈkæːrəkə]; Greek: Triakrikon)[citation needed] is a town and comune in the province of Matera, Basilicata, southern Italy.

It is home to one of the best preserved medieval historical centres in Lucania.

Cathedral of Tricarico.
  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.