Pomarico
| Pomarico | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Pomarico | |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′N 16°33′E / 40.517°N 16.550°ECoordinates: 40°31′N 16°33′E / 40.517°N 16.550°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Province of Matera (MT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 128 km2 (49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,451 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pomaricani |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 75016 |
| Dialing code | 0835 |
| Patron saint | San Michele Arcangelo |
| Saint day | 8 maggio |
| Website | Official website |
Pomarico (Greek: Pomerikon) is a small town of 4500 inhabitants in Southern Italy, in the region Basilicata. It is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Matera, the capital of the province to which Pomarico belongs.
The town was founded about 850 AD by Greeks. An old castle was built but only few ruins of it remain.
The most known citizens of Pomarico were Niccolò Fiorentino (lawyer and patriot during the Neapolitan Revolution, 1799) and Francesco Caggiani (awarded with a gold medal during the World War I).
The elementary school in the city is named in honor of Caggiani.
Franco Selvaggi, member of the 1982 Italy side that won the World Cup, was from Pomarico. Giuseppe Gargano, immigrant to New York returned and donated first ambulance for the city.
Antonio Bonavista (1967–2011) was a brilliant Art teacher, a fervent Historian, an experienced Politician. An enthusiastic scholar of Antonio Vivaldi (an Italian Baroque composer), he discovered Pomarican origins of the composer's mother, Camilla Calicchio, who was from Pomarico.
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