Craco

municipio italiano

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Craco is an abandoned Italian town in the Basilicata region that was emptied after a devastating 1980 earthquake and has since become a popular tourist destination and movie filming location. The town was recognized internationally in 2010 when the World Monuments Fund added it to their watch list of at-risk cultural sites.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Craco
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Craco
Italian comune.image_skyline: Craco il paese fantasma.jpg
Italian comune.imagesize: 260
Italian comune.image_caption: The old town of Craco
Italian comune.image_shield: Craco-Stemma.png
Italian comune.province: (MT)
Italian comune.frazioni: Craco Peschiera
Italian comune.mayor: Vincenzo Lacopeta
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 77.04
Italian comune.population_total: 773
Italian comune.population_as_of: December 2008
Italian comune.population_demonym: Crachesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 391
Italian comune.istat: 077007
Italian comune.saint: San Vincenzo Martire di Craco
Italian comune.postal_code: 75010
Italian comune.area_code: 0835

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: ghost town
Official name: Craco
Demonym: crachesi
Country: Italy
Located in: province of Matera
Population: 620
Area: 77.04
Elevation: 391
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Stigliano
Official website: www.comune.craco.mt.it
Image: Craco il paese fantasma.jpg
Dialing code: 0835
Licence plate code: MT
Patron saint: Saint Nicholas

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Commons category: Craco
postal code: 75010
Commons gallery: Craco
native label: Craco
member of: Climate Alliance
P11012: Aon

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Article · Español

Craco es un municipio situado en el territorio de la provincia de Matera, en Basilicata (Italia). El casco antiguo fue abandonado debido a un deslizamiento de tierra, ocurrido en 1963, convirtiéndose en una ciudad fantasma. Hoy en día, es un destino turístico y un lugar popular para filmación de películas entre las que se encuentran escenas de Cristo se paró en Éboli, de La Pasión de Cristo y de Quantum of Solace, entre otras. En 2010, World Monuments Fund incluyó el centro histórico de Craco en la lista de vigilancia de los sitios más amenazados.

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