Marsicovetere
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Marsicovetere | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Marsicovetere | |
Location of Marsicovetere ![]() | |
40°22′N 15°50′E / 40.367°N 15.833°E / 40.367; 15.833 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Basilicata |
Province | Potenza (PZ) |
Frazioni | Barricelle, Villa d'Agri |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marco Zipparri |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 37.82 km2 (14.60 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,037 m (3,402 ft) |
Population (30 September 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 5,543 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Demonym | Marsicoveteresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 85050 |
Dialing code | 0975 |
Patron saint | St. Bernardino of Siena |
Saint day | May 20 |
Website | Official 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 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
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ 40449
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Marsicovetere on OpenStreetMap
External links
Media related to Marsicovetere at Wikimedia Commons
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- Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea
- Cersosimo
- Chiaromonte
- Corleto Perticara
- Episcopia
- Fardella
- Filiano
- Forenza
- Francavilla in Sinni
- Gallicchio
- Genzano di Lucania
- Ginestra
- Grumento Nova
- Guardia Perticara
- Lagonegro
- Latronico
- Laurenzana
- Lauria
- Lavello
- Maratea
- Marsico Nuovo
- Marsicovetere
- Maschito
- Melfi
- Missanello
- Moliterno
- Montemilone
- Montemurro
- Muro Lucano
- Nemoli
- Noepoli
- Oppido Lucano
- Palazzo San Gervasio
- Paterno
- Pescopagano
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- Pietrapertosa
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- Potenza
- Rapolla
- Rapone
- Rionero in Vulture
- Ripacandida
- Rivello
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- Ruoti
- Ruvo del Monte
- San Chirico Nuovo
- San Chirico Raparo
- San Costantino Albanese
- San Fele
- San Martino d'Agri
- San Paolo Albanese
- San Severino Lucano
- Sant'Angelo Le Fratte
- Sant'Arcangelo
- Sarconi
- Sasso di Castalda
- Satriano di Lucania
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- Senise
- Spinoso
- Teana
- Terranova di Pollino
- Tito
- Tolve
- Tramutola
- Trecchina
- Trivigno
- Vaglio Basilicata
- Venosa
- Vietri di Potenza
- Viggianello
- Viggiano
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