Rapolla

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Comune in Basilicata, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Rapolla

40°59′N 15°40′E / 40.983°N 15.667°E / 40.983; 15.667CountryItalyRegionBasilicataProvincePotenza (PZ)Government

• MayorBiagio CristofaroArea

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• Total29.87 km² (11.53 sq mi)Elevation

447 m (1,467 ft)Population

(30 September 2015)^[2]

• Total4,432 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)DemonymRapollesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

85027

Dialing code0972Patron saintSaint BlaiseSaint dayFebruary 3WebsiteOfficial website

Rapolla is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Lavello, Melfi, Rionero in Vulture, Venosa.

The ancient sarcophagus of Rapolla takes its name from its find spot, near the town of Rapolla. It is from a workshop in Asia Minor and dates to the late II century AD. Now it's in the Museo Nazionale del Melfese, in the Castle of Melfi.

Main sights

Church of Santa Lucia (10th-11th centuries), with Romanesque, Apulian and Byzantine influences.
Rapolla Cathedral, a 13th-century church, with Lombard Gothic influences in the façade portal. The bell tower (1209) is from Master Sasolo of Muro Lucano, who also sculpted the bas-reliefs with Adam and Eve and Annunciation inside the church.