Oliveto Lucano
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Oliveto Lucano | |
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| Comune di Oliveto Lucano | |
 View of Oliveto Lucano | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oliveto Lucano  | |
  Oliveto Lucano Location of Oliveto Lucano in Italy  Oliveto Lucano Oliveto Lucano (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′N 16°11′E / 40.533°N 16.183°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Matera (MT) |
| Frazioni | Accettura, Calciano, Garaguso, San Mauro Forte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicola Terranova |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.19 km2 (12.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft) |
| Population (December 2008)[2] | |
• Total | 530 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Olivetesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 75010 |
| Dialing code | 0835 |
| ISTAT code | 077019 |
| Patron saint | St. Cyprian |
| Saint day | 12 August |
| Website | Official 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ 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.'
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