Demonym(s) Stiglianesi Local time Tuesday 3:32 AM Postal code 75018 Dialling code 0835 | Elevation 909 m (2,982 ft) Area 209 km² Patron saint Anthony of Padua | |
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Frazioni Calvera, Caputo, Carpinello, Gannano, Santo Spirito, Serra di Croce Weather 3°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 79% Humidity | ||
Stigliano is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.
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Map of 75018 Stigliano, Province of Matera, Italy
Etymology
The name is most likely of Byzantine origin, stemming from "Stylianos", a Greek name with a Latin ending.
History
The town was founded by the Lucani, and later was conquered by the Greek colony of Metaponto. During the classical imperial era of the Roman Empire, the town was owned by the Hostilii family. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it fell under the Lombards, and was part of the medieval Principality of Salerno. In 1070 it was given to the bishops of Tricarico.
In 1274 King Charles I of Anjou gave it as a fief to Giacomo di Bosciniano. The powerful Neapolitan family of the Carafa acquired it in 1289. In 1556 the whole fief passed under the Spanish Dukes the Medina, who made it capital of the Basilicata province. In 1806, after the abolition of feudalism, Stigliano went under the direct administration of the Kingdom of Naples and later the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and, in 1861, became part of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy.
During the Fascist era Stigliano was an exile place for Fascist dissidents.