Colobraro | |
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| Comune di Colobraro | |
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Location of Colobraro  | |
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| Coordinates:40°11′N16°26′E / 40.183°N 16.433°E /40.183; 16.433 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Matera (MT) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Bernardo |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.91 km2 (25.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (December 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,243 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Colobraresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 75021 |
| Dialing code | 0835 |
| Patron saint | St. Nicholas |
| Saint day | 7 May |
| Website | Official website |
Colobraro (Lucano:Culuvrér) is a town andcomune in theprovince of Matera, in thesouthern Italian region ofBasilicata. The town is positioned on a high hill dominating the valley of the riverSinni, near the town ofValsinni.
Colobraro is located in southern Italy in the region of Basilicata. It is one of the agricultural centers in the Sinni River valley, located on the southern slopes of Mount Calvario at a height of 630 m, with views of the wholeIonian Sea coast. Colobraro is located near Highway 653, not far from the dam built on the Sinni River and Mount Cotugno. It borders the towns ofValsinni,Tursi,Rotondella,Senise,Sant'Arcangelo andNoepoli. Colobraro is about 80 km from the province's capital ofMatera, and about 130 km from the region's capital ofPotenza.
The hamlet is known as the "village without a name".[3][4] Its name is considered a bringer of bad luck in the nearby towns, where Colobraro is usually mentioned in the local dialects simply aschillu paese, cudd' puaise orchill' pais, all simply meaning "that village".
The origin of the town's reputation for bringing bad luck stems from a tale in which a successful lawyer, who took on a case in Colobraro, proclaimed that if he were not to win the case, the chandelier in the courthouse should fall. At that exact moment, the chandelier fell and shattered. Since then, the town has been associated with bad luck.[5]
Many stories are told of freak accidents and instances involvingmasciare, powerful women reputed in southern Italy in the 1950s to cast spells and use black magic, thus fixing Colobraro's reputation for being unlucky and cursed.[5]
Additionally, the name Colobraro derives from theLatin wordcoluber, meaning serpent, often considered the embodiment of evil.[5]
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