Marsicovetere
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| Comune di Marsicovetere | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Mayor | |
| Elevation | 1,037 m |
| Area | 37.82 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of December 31, 2004) | 5,017 |
| - Density | 128/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Marsicoveteresi |
| Dialing code | 0975 |
| Postal code | 85050 |
| Frazioni | Villa d'Agri, Barricelle |
| Patron | St. Bernardine of Siena |
| - Day | May 20 |
| Website: Comune di Marsicovetere | |
Marsicovetere is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Grumento Nova, Marsico Nuovo, Paterno, Tramutola, Viggiano.
Much of the population (4,000 inhabitants) resides in the Villa d'Agri frazione (fraction), at 600 m of altitude.
[edit] 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 as annexed to the Kingdom of Italy.
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