Marsicovetere (
Lucano: ) is a town of and
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
in the
province of Potenza
The Province of Potenza ( it, Provincia di Potenza; Potentino: ) is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza.
Geography
It has an area of and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There a ...
, in the Southern Italian region of
Basilicata
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Geography
It is bounded by the comuni of
Calvello
Calvello ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata, known for its traditional production of artistic ceramics.
It is bounded by the towns of Abriola, Anzi, Laurenzana, Marsi ...
,
Grumento Nova
Grumento Nova is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. The ancient name of the town was Saponara.
In the locality Spineta are the remains of the Roman town of Grumentum
Grumentum ( grc, ...
,
Marsico Nuovo
Marsico Nuovo ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It was the seat of the bishops of Grumentum.
It is an agricultural centre in the Agri river valley.
History
The city's ori ...
,
Paterno,
Tramutola
Tramutola ( Lucano: ) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata
it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman)
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and
Viggiano
Viggiano is a ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Corleto Perticara, Grumento Nova, Laurenzana, Marsicovetere, and Montemurro.
Viggiano is known for migran ...
.
Historically important is the historic center, the old Marsicovetere, although the most population resides today in
Villa d'Agri, a hamlet (''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'') representing the new part of the town, at of elevation. The other municipal hamlet is Barricelle.
History
Marsicovetere was an ancient city of the
Marsi
The Marsi were an Italic people of ancient Italy, whose chief centre was Marruvium, on the eastern shore of Lake Fucinus (which was drained for agricultural land in the late 19th century). The area in which they lived is now called Marsica. ...
in the
Agri River
The Agri is a river in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. In ancient times it was known as ''Aciris'' ( grc, Ἄκιρις, Akiris). The source of the river is in the Lucan Apennines north of Monte Volturino and west of Calvello in the ...
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 Caracciolo () is an Italian surname most associated with the noble House of Carácciolo from the Kingdom of Naples.
Other people with the name include:
* Alberto Caracciolo, Argentinian musician
* Andrea Caracciolo, Italian footballer
* Battiste ...
family, who held it until 1777 save a brief parenthesis under the Di Palmas. In 1860 it was annexed to the
Kingdom of Italy
The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to ...
.
References
External links
Cities and towns in Basilicata
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