The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
A World Heritage Site in Italy, inscribed in 1993 as a Cultural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Inscribed
- 1993
- Category
- Cultural Site
- Criteria
- (iii)(iv)(v)
- Property area
- approx. 1,016 ha
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- 40.6664, 16.6103
- UNESCO ID
- 670
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Names in other languages
- French
- Les Sassi et le parc des églises rupestres de Matera
- Spanish
- Los Sassi y el conjunto de iglesias rupestres de Matera
- Chinese
- 马泰拉的石窟民居和石头教堂花园
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