Marsicovetere

Marsicovetere
Comune
Comune di Marsicovetere
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Coordinates: 40°22′N 15°50′E / 40.367°N 15.833°E / 40.367; 15.833Coordinates: 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(s)	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.

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