Marsico Nuovo
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Marsico Nuovo | |
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| Comune di Marsico Nuovo | |
 View of Marsico Nuovo | |
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| Postal code | 85052 |
| Dialing code | 0975 |
| Patron saint | San Gianuario |
| Saint day | 26 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
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Among the churches in the town are:
- Cathedral of San Giorgio
- San Gianuario
- San Michele Arcangelo
- Madonna del Carmine
- Santi Maria di Constantinopoli
- San Rocco, contains arts from a destroyed church of All Saints.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat
See also
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