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Stigliano
Comune
Comune di Stigliano
Coat of arms of Stigliano
Coat of arms
Location of Stigliano
Map
Stigliano is located in Italy
Stigliano
Stigliano
Location of Stigliano in Italy
Stigliano is located in Basilicata
Stigliano
Stigliano
Stigliano (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°24′N 16°14′E / 40.400°N 16.233°E / 40.400; 16.233
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvinceMatera (MT)
FrazioniCalvera, Caputo, Carpinello, Gannano, Santo Spirito, Serra di Croce
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Micucci
Area
[1]
 • Total211.15 km2 (81.53 sq mi)
Elevation
909 m (2,982 ft)
Population
 (March 2008)[2]
 • Total5,037
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
DemonymStiglianesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
75018
Dialing code0835
Patron saintSt. Anthony of Padua
Saint day13 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Stigliano (Lucano: Stëgghiànë, Latin: Stilianum) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.

The name is likely of Byzantine origin, stemming from "Stylianos", a Greek name with a Latin ending.

History

The town was founded by the Lucani, and later was conquered by the Greek colony of Metaponto. During the classical imperial era of the Roman Empire, the town was owned by the Hostilii family. After the Western Roman Empire fall, it fell under the Lombards. It was part of the medieval Principality of Salerno. In 1070, it was given to the bishops of Tricarico.

In 1274 King Charles I of Anjou gave it as a fief to Giacomo di Bosciniano. The powerful Neapolitan family of the Carafa acquired it in 1289. In 1556 the whole fief passed under the Spanish Dukes the Medina, who made it the capital of the Basilicata province. In 1806, after the abolition of feudalism, Stigliano went under the direct administration of the Kingdom of Naples and later the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and, in 1861, became part of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy.

During the Fascist era, dissidents were often sent to internal exile in Stigliano.

Main sights

Twin towns

References

  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: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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