Country Italy Elevation 106 m (348 ft) Dialing code 0835 Province Province of Matera Region Basilicata Dialling code 0835 | Province / Metropolitan city Matera (MT) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website Official website Local time Tuesday 4:50 AM Postal code 75015 | |
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Marconia is a small community in the region of Basilicata, Italy with about 11,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Province of Matera and is considered a "frazione," or administrative district, of the nearby city of Pisticci. Marconia is located a few kilometers from the Gulf of Taranto on a coastal plain.
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Map of Marconia Province of Matera, Italy
Overview
Marconia was settled in the post-World War II period. Many of the town's inhabitants relocated from the older nearby town of Pisticci.
Marconia is named for Guglielmo Marconi, a famous 20th-century Italian credited with inventing wireless communications (radio).
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Marconia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA