Matera

Summary

Matera is a comune of Italy^[1]. Matera ranks in the top 0.17% of comune_of_italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,231 views/month, #12 of 7,096).^[2]

Key Facts

• Matera received the Silver Medal of Military Valour^[3].
• Matera received the European Capital of Culture^[4].
• Matera received the Gold Medal for Civil Valor^[5].
• Matera is located in province of Matera^[6].
• Matera is in the country of Italy^[7].
• Matera's image is recorded as Cittadimatera1.jpg^[8].
• Matera's instance of is recorded as comune of Italy^[9].
• Matera's flag image is recorded as Flag of Matera.svg^[10].
• Matera's flag image is recorded as Matera-Gonfalone.svg^[11].
• Matera's shares border with is recorded as Altamura^[12].
• Matera's shares border with is recorded as Ginosa^[13].
• Matera's shares border with is recorded as Grottole^[14].
• Matera's shares border with is recorded as Laterza^[15].
• Matera's shares border with is recorded as Miglionico^[16].
• Matera's shares border with is recorded as Santeramo in Colle^[17].
• Matera's shares border with is recorded as Gravina in Puglia^[18].
• Matera's shares border with is recorded as Montescaglioso^[19].
• Matera's coat of arms image is recorded as Matera-Stemma2.svg^[20].
• Matera's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vigevano^[21].
• Matera's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toronto^[22].
• Matera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133160208^[23].
• Matera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133751777^[24].
• Matera's GND ID is recorded as 4237961-1^[25].
• Matera's locator map image is recorded as Map of comune of Matera (province of Matera, region Basilicata, Italy).svg^[26].
• Matera's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85065640^[27].

Body

Identity

Matera's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Matera'}^[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Medal of Military Valour^[3], a class of award^[29], in Italy^[30], founded in 1793^[31]; European Capital of Culture^[4], a government program^[32], founded in 1985^[33]; and Gold Medal for Civil Valor^[5].

Why It Matters

Matera ranks in the top 0.17% of comune_of_italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,231 views/month, #12 of 7,096).^[2] Matera has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]

FAQs

What awards did Matera receive?

Honors received include Silver Medal of Military Valour^[3], European Capital of Culture^[4], and Gold Medal for Civil Valor^[5].