Marsico Nuovo

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Marsico Nuovo
Comune di Marsico Nuovo
Coat of arms of Marsico Nuovo
Location of Marsico Nuovo
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85052
Dialing code0975
Patron saintSan Gianuario
Saint day26 August

Marsico Nuovo (Lucano: Màrsc) is a town and comune of the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It was the seat of the bishops of Grumentum.

It is an agricultural centre in the

Agri river
valley.

History

The city's origins are obscure, but, after the destruction by the

Saracens of the ancient Grumentum, the town grew in importance, and became the seat of a county under the Normans (11th century). Its most famous count was Sylvester of Marsico
.

It was subsequently ruled by the

Ferrante Sanseverino
, was exiled in 1552 and his fiefs acquired by the Kingdom of Naples.

Main sights

Among the churches in the town are:

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Istat

See also