Marconia (Marconij) is a town in the region of
Basilicata
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
with about 10,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Province of
Matera
Matera (, ; Materano: ) is a city in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy.
As the capital of the province of Matera, its original settlement lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a comple ...
and is considered a "
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
," or administrative district, of the nearby city of
Pisticci.
Marconia was settled during Second World War period, like restrict colony, where live dissenter politicos forced to work.
Marconia is named for
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (; 25 April 187420 July 1937) was an Italians, Italian inventor and electrical engineering, electrical engineer, known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based Wireless telegrap ...
, an Italian 20th-century inventor, who inventing wireless communications (radio).
External links
*https://www.regololab.com/
*http://www.marconiashop.it/
Province of Matera