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Comune in Basilicata, Italy
Marsicovetere
Comune
Comune di Marsicovetere
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Location of Marsicovetere
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Coordinates: 40°22′N 15°50′E / 40.367°N 15.833°E / 40.367; 15.833
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (PZ)
FrazioniBarricelle, Villa d'Agri
Government
 • MayorMarco Zipparri
Area
 • Total37.82 km (14.60 sq mi)
Elevation1,037 m (3,402 ft)
Population
 • Total5,543
 • Density150/km (380/sq mi)
DemonymMarsicoveteresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code85050
Dialing code0975
Patron saintSt. 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.

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 Marsi in the Agri River valley, later conquered by the Romans. In the year 1000 it was seat of a county. In 1498 King Frederick IV of Naples donated it to the 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 j a h) Marsicovetere on OpenStreetMap

External links

Media related to Marsicovetere at Wikimedia Commons

Basilicata · Comuni of the Province of Potenza



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