Marconia
Marconia di Pisticci | |
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| Comune di Marconia di Pisticci | |
  Marconia di Pisticci Location of Marconia di Pisticci in Italy  Marconia di Pisticci Marconia di Pisticci (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′49″N 16°41′23″E / 40.36361°N 16.68972°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Matera (MT) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 9,258 |
| Demonym | Marconesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 75015 |
| Dialing code | 0835 |
| Patron saint | Madonna delle Grazie |
| Saint day | Second sunday of September |
| Website | Official website |
Marconia (Marconij) is a town in the region of Basilicata, Italy with about 10,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Province of Matera and is considered a "frazione," or administrative district, of the nearby city of Pisticci.
Marconia was established during the Second World War as a fascist exile colony inhabited by political dissidents. After the dissolution of the colony, which occurred with the fall of fascism in 1943, some of the internees returned to their hometowns, others moved to Pisticci, but many decided to remain there.
Marconia is named for Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian 20th-century inventor credited with the invention of radio.