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Ripacandida
Sign in to saveRipacandida (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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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- 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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