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Tursi (Turse in Tursitano dialect; ; ) is an Italian comune of 4,712 inhabitants in the province of Matera in Basilicata, elevated to a city by decree of the President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on May 4, 2006. The municipality is home to the Basso Sinni mountain community.

Key facts

Italian comune.name
Tursi
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Tursi
Italian comune.image_skyline
Santuario anglona.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
The Church of Anglona in Tursi
Italian comune.image_shield
tursi-Stemma.gif
Italian comune.shield_size
px
Italian comune.region
Basilicata
Italian comune.province
Matera (MT)
Italian comune.frazioni
Anglona, Panevino, Caprarico
Italian comune.mayor
Salvatore Cosma
Italian comune.area_total_km2
159.93
Italian comune.population_total
4712
Italian comune.population_as_of
31 August 2023
Italian comune.population_demonym
Tursitani
Italian comune.elevation_m
243
Italian comune.istat
077029
Italian comune.saint
St. Philip Neri
Italian comune.day
May 26

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Tursi
Population
4705
Area
159.93
Elevation
180
Official website
www.comune.tursi.mt.it
Image
481871730 7aa856c533 o.jpg
Dialing code
0835
Licence plate code
MT
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Commons category
Tursi
postal code
75028
Commons gallery
Tursi
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  • Physical geography
  • Territory
  • Hydrology
  • Geology and morphology
  • Climate
  • Origins of the name
  • History
  • Origins
  • Middle Ages
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  • Contemporary age
  • Symbols
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  • Landmarks and places of interest
  • Religious architecture
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  • Archaeological sites
  • Society
  • Demographic development
  • Ethnic groups and foreign minorities
  • Languages and dialects
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  • Traditions and folklore
  • Culture
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  • Schools
  • Museums
  • Cinema
  • Cuisine
  • Anthropogenic geography
  • Urbanism
  • Historical subdivisions
  • Economy
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  • Breeding
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  • Infrastructure and transportation
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  • Administration
  • Sister cities
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  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography

Tursi (Turse in Tursitano dialect; ; ) is an Italian comune of 4,712 inhabitants in the province of Matera in Basilicata, elevated to a city by decree of the President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on May 4, 2006. The municipality is home to the Basso Sinni mountain community.

The urban center began to develop in the 5th century around the castle, in 1561 it was among the most populous, and in 1601 it was the city in the province of the kingdom with the largest number of fires, numbering 1799, ahead of Melfi (1772), Venosa (1095), Potenza (1082) and Tricarico (1073).

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