Marsicovetere
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Marsicovetere | |
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| Comune di Marsicovetere | |
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Location of Marsicovetere  | |
  Marsicovetere Location of Marsicovetere in Italy  Marsicovetere Marsicovetere (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′N 15°50′E / 40.367°N 15.833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Frazioni | Barricelle, Villa d'Agri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Zipparri |
| Area | |
• 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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 Marsicovetere on OpenStreetMap
External links
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Media related to Marsicovetere at Wikimedia Commons
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