Marsicovetere

Coordinates: 40°22′N 15°50′E / 40.367°N 15.833°E / 40.367; 15.833
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Marsicovetere
Comune di Marsicovetere
Location of Marsicovetere
Map
St. Bernardino of Siena
Saint dayMay 20
WebsiteOfficial website

Marsicovetere (Lucano: Marsëcuvètrë) is a town of and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Geography

It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Grumento Nova, Marsico Nuovo, Paterno, Tramutola and Viggiano.[3]

Historically important is the historic center, the old Marsicovetere, although the most population resides today in

Villa d'Agri, a hamlet (frazione
) representing the new part of the town, at 600 metres (2,000 ft) of elevation. The other municipal hamlet is Barricelle.

History

Marsicovetere was an ancient city of the

Agri River valley, later conquered by the Romans
. In the year 1000 it was seat of a county. In 1498 King
Caracciolo family, who held it until 1777 save a brief parenthesis under the Di Palmas. In 1860 it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy
.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ 40449 (x a j h) Marsicovetere on OpenStreetMap

External links

Media related to Marsicovetere at Wikimedia Commons