Moliterno

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Moliterno Mulitiernu
Comune
Comune di Moliterno
Coat of arms
Location of Moliterno
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85047
Dialing code	0975
Patron saint	St Dominic
Saint day	August 4
Website	Official website

Moliterno (Lucano: Mulitiernu) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Castelsaraceno, Grumento Nova, Lagonegro, Lauria, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Sarconi, Tramutola.

History

Tradition states that Moliterno was built after the destruction of Grumentum by the Saracens, which occurred between 872 and 975. Several Grumentini, who had escaped the massacre, settled around a tower built by the Lombards. Moliterno was later a possession of the Normans.

Main sights

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Churches

• Chiesa Madre, inside it houses the painting of The Deposition, attributed to the 17th-century painter Pietrafesa.
• Chiesa del Rosario
• Chiesa della Trinità
• Chiesa Santa Croce

Chapels

• Madonna del Carmine
• Chiesa Santa Barbara
• Cappella di San Pietro
• Chiesa di San Rocco
• Cappella dell' Angelo

See also

• Moliterno (cheese)

References

External links

• (in English)Moliterno Genealogy(Marriages index 1866–1910, Selected Deaths 1866–1880)^{[dead link]}(Archived)

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