Tursi
Sign in to saveTursi (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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- Physical geography
- Territory
- Hydrology
- Geology and morphology
- Climate
- Origins of the name
- History
- Origins
- Middle Ages
- Modern Age
- Contemporary age
- Symbols
- Coat of arms
- Honors
- Landmarks and places of interest
- Religious architecture
- Civil architecture
- Military architecture
- Other architecture
- Archaeological sites
- Society
- Demographic development
- Ethnic groups and foreign minorities
- Languages and dialects
- Religion
- Traditions and folklore
- Culture
- Education
- Libraries
- Schools
- Museums
- Cinema
- Cuisine
- Anthropogenic geography
- Urbanism
- Historical subdivisions
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Breeding
- Tourism
- Infrastructure and transportation
- Roads
- Railways
- Administration
- Sister cities
- Sports
- Sports facilities
- 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).