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Marsicovetere

Coordinates: 40°22′N 15°50′E / 40.367°N 15.833°E / 40.367; 15.833
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Marsicovetere
Comune di Marsicovetere
Location of Marsicovetere
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Marsicovetere is located in Italy
Marsicovetere
Marsicovetere
Location of Marsicovetere in Italy
Marsicovetere is located in Basilicata
Marsicovetere
Marsicovetere
Marsicovetere (Basilicata)
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 km2 (14.60 sq mi)
Elevation
1,037 m (3,402 ft)
Population
 (30 September 2017)[2]
 • Total5,543
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
DemonymMarsicoveteresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85050
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

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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

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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

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  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 (xjah) Marsicovetere on OpenStreetMap
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