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Ripacandida (IPA: ; Ripacandidesi: Rubbuacànnə; Lucano dialect: ''R'bbacànnə or R'pacànnə) is a town and comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Barile, Filiano, Forenza, Ginestra, Rionero in Vulture.

Key facts

Italian comune.name
Ripacandida
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Ripacandida
Italian comune.image_skyline
Ripacandida vista dalla strada da Piano della Spina a Scalera.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
View of Ripacandida
Italian comune.image_shield
Ripacandida-Stemma.gif
Italian comune.region
Basilicata
Italian comune.province
Potenza (PZ)
Italian comune.frazioni
Serra San Francesco
Italian comune.area_total_km2
33
Italian comune.population_total
1767
Italian comune.population_as_of
2001
Italian comune.population_demonym
Ripacandidesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
620
Italian comune.istat
076067
Italian comune.saint
San Donato
Italian comune.day
7 August
Italian comune.postal_code
85020
Italian comune.area_code
0972

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Official name
Ripacandida
Population
1564
Area
33.49
Elevation
620
Image
View of Ripacandida, Basilicata, Italy.JPG
Dialing code
0972
Licence plate code
PZ
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Commons category
Ripacandida
postal code
85020
native label
Ripacandida
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23 sections
Contents
  • Archaeology
  • Geography
  • History
  • The end of the 19th century: heavy emigration to the United States
  • 1940–1960
  • 1980–2000
  • Dialect vocabulary of Greek, Arabic and Albanian origin
  • Monuments of interest
  • Religious architecture
  • San Donato Sanctuary
  • Naturalistic
  • The Forest
  • La Pineta
  • Traditions
  • The game of Morra
  • Easter Bread
  • The cupboard
  • Famous people from Ripacandida or people whose family immigrated from Ripacandida
  • Events
  • Demographic evolution
  • Government
  • Twin towns
  • References

Ripacandida (IPA: ; Ripacandidesi: Rubbuacànnə; Lucano dialect: ''R'bbacànnə or R'pacànnə) is a town and comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Barile, Filiano, Forenza, Ginestra, Rionero in Vulture.

==Archaeology== The study of the necropolis, seventh-fifth century BC shows that the settlement belongs to a cultural center north of Lucania. It is located near a tributary of the broad stream 'Ofanto and spread on top and on the terraces along the slopes of the hill. In the center is implanted ceramic workshops specialized in the production of decorated vases with subgeometric decoration, or complex decorative motifs, including the human figure appears.

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