Oppido Lucano
Oppido Lucano | |
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| Comune di Oppido Lucano | |
 View of Oppido Lucano | |
  Oppido Lucano Location of Oppido Lucano in Italy  Oppido Lucano Oppido Lucano (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′N 15°59′E / 40.767°N 15.983°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonia Maria Fidanza |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.88 km2 (21.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 674 m (2,211 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 3,897 |
| • Density | 71.01/km2 (183.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Oppidani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85015 |
| Dialing code | 0971 |
| ISTAT code | 076056 |
| Patron saint | St. Anthony of Padua |
| Saint day | June 13 |
| Website | Official website |
Oppido Lucano (Oppidano: Òppete; Latin: Oppidum; Oscan: Opinum) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Acerenza, Cancellara, Genzano di Lucania, Irsina and Tolve.
Main sights
Oppido Lucano contains several historic religious and architectural sites, including the Church and Convent of St. Anthony, the rock church of St. Antuono, the remains of a Norman castle believed to have been built between 1047 and 1051, and the Convent of Santa Maria del Gesù.
People
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.