MateraGeneral information - Location
| Country | Italy | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 16.6027,Lat: 40.6677  |
| Elevation | 400 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:31:31pm |
| Name province/region (Regione) | Basilicata | | Wiki-website Subregion (Provincia) | Matera | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Matera |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Tirane | 
Albania | 282 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 2 Podgorica | 
Montenegro | 298 km | 
NorthEast
| | 3 Roma | Italy | 370 km | 
WestNorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 36 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Southern Appenines coastal: Sinni, Agri, Basento*, part of the larger catchment area Southern Appenines. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lago di San Giuliano (12 km2 at a height of around 74 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8 km in SouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Murgia Sgolgore with a height of 523 meter (at a distance of 20.1 km and direction NorthNorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Montenegrin-Croatian border with a straight distance of 252.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 354 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 16%, hill: 83%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Naples International Airport (at a distance of 197 km and direction West).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
2.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
60.1 km2 |
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| Urban area |
11.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Matera in country Italy
Matera at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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