Irsina
Irsina, until 1895 called Montepeloso (in local dialect: or ), is a town, comune (municipality) and former Latin bishopric in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Irsina
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Irsina
- Italian comune.native_name
- Montepelòse or Mondepelòse
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- IrsinaNK.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Irsina-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.province
- Matera (MT)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Borgo Taccone Santa Maria d'Irsi
- Italian comune.mayor
- Nicola Massimo Morea
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 263.47
- Italian comune.population_total
- 4965
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 May 2015
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Irsinesi
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- The town
- Etymology
- History
- Change of name to Irsina
- Modern town
- Climate
- Festivals
- Festival of Piety, Pizzicanto (last weekend in May)
- Festival of Saint Roch (15–17 August)
- Festival of Saint Eufemia, (14 – 17 September)
- Gio: Maria Trabaci Festival
- Main sights
- Notable residents
- Twin towns
- References
Irsina, until 1895 called Montepeloso (in local dialect: or ), is a town, comune (municipality) and former Latin bishopric in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
==The town== thumb|left|View of Irsina's old town
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On the map
2 mapped locations