San Mauro Forte
San Mauro Forte | |
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| Comune di San Mauro Forte | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Mauro Forte  | |
  San Mauro Forte Location of San Mauro Forte in Italy  San Mauro Forte San Mauro Forte (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′N 16°15′E / 40.483°N 16.250°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Matera (MT) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicola Savino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 86.89 km2 (33.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Population (December 2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,803 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanmauresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 75010 |
| Dialing code | 0835 |
| Patron saint | San Mauro abate |
| Saint day | 15 January |
| Website | Official website |
San Mauro Forte is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
History
[edit]The area was established in the sixth century.[3]
It was probably part of Magna Graecia.[4]
Geography
[edit]The town is on a hill, 540 metres (1,770 ft) above sea level, in the west central part of the province. To the north are the communes of Salandra (14 km/9 miles), Oliveto Lucano (15 km/9 miles) and Garaguso (17 km/11 miles). To the east is Ferrandina (31 km/20 miles) with Craco (25 km/15 miles) and Stigliano (31 km/20 miles) to the south. Accettura is (14 km/9 miles) to the south. The provincial capital, Matera, is 70 km/44 miles away, while the administrative capital of the adjacent province, Potenza, is 66 km/41 miles away.
San Mauro Forte is included in the administrative grouping of Upland Communes of the Matera Hills.
Main sights
[edit]- Torre Normanna, "Norman Tower"[5]
- The sixteenth-century Church of Santa Maria Assunta, in which are preserved valuable paintings from the eighteenth century;
- The Church of the Annunciation, built in the sixteenth century by Franciscan monks, with an adjoining convent;
- The Church of St. Mary of the Angels (also known as Chapel of the Rosary or Saint Lucia), of ancient origins;
- The eighteenth-century Church of St. Vincent, with a majolica tiled floor and an eighteenth-century organ;
- The noble palaces, such as Palazzo Arciaerie (today seat of the Town Hall) and Palazzo Lauria, famous for its Baroque-style portal.[6]
Religious festivals
[edit]- The Feast of Saint Maurus, 15 January
- Campanacci, the "Festival of the Cowbell", 16 January[7][8]
- St Anthony the Abbot, 17 January
- The Feast of Saint Roch, 3 September
Gallery
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Torre Normanna "Norman Tower" -
View of the village -
La Chiesa madre (Main church)
Demographic
[edit]Population census
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ The Italian village of San Mauro Forte
- ^ 1905 Print Ancient Greek Inscriptions S Mauro Forte Matera Stone Language XHD4, This is an original 1905 black and white halftone print of a stone with a Greek inscription from San Mauro Forte near Matera. The stone can now be found in the Naples museum.
- ^ Torre Normanna, San Mauro Forte , Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy
- ^ "San Mauro Forte".
- ^ “The Festival of the Cowbell” in San Mauro Forte”
- ^ Soundmasks in resounding places - Listening to the Campanaccio of San Mauro Forte, Nicola Scaldaferri, Sonic ethnography, Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526151988.00009 , Online Publication Date: 15 Dec 2020
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