Rotondella
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CountryItaly
FrazioniMortella, Rotondella Due, Trisaia
Highestelevation576 m (1,890 ft)
Lowestelevation0 m (0 ft)
Rotondella | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Rotondella | |
_-_Basilicata_-_Italia.jpg) View of Rotondella | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Rotondella Location of Rotondella in Italy  Rotondella Rotondella (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′N 16°31′E / 40.167°N 16.517°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Matera (MT) |
| Frazioni | Mortella, Rotondella Due, Trisaia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gianluca Palazzo |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.72 km2 (29.62 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 576 m (1,890 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (May 31, 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 2,335 |
| • Density | 30.44/km2 (78.83/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Rotondellesi (Italian), Rutunnare (vernacular) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 75026 |
| Dialing code | 0835 |
| ISTAT code | 077023 |
| Patron saint | Anthony of Padua |
| Saint day | 13 June |
| Website | Official website |
Rotondella (Neapolitan language: 'a Retunne) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
The local vernacular lies on the eastern tip of the Lausberg area, and as such it is an archaizing dialect of the Neapolitan language. It features a notable amount of inherited Ancient and Byzantine Greek words, like surigghia, "lizard", from *sauricola, a late diminuitive of σαύρα (saúra); ghattuvigghia "bat", from a similarly-formed diminuitive of νυκτερίς (nukterís), also influenced by ghatt "cat"; or zilona, "turtle", from χελώνη (chelóna), all with the same meaning.
