Marsicovetere

Marsicovetere
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 22 ′  N , 15 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  E
height	1036  m slm
surface	37.82 km²
Residents	5,583 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	148 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85050
prefix	0971
ISTAT number	076046
Popular name	Marsicoveteresi
Patron saint	Bernhard of Siena
Website	Marsicovetere

Marsicovetere is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 5583 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata . The municipality is located about 28 kilometers south of Potenza in the Val d'Agri. Marsicovetere belongs to the Comunità Montana Alto Agri .

history

The place must have existed in Roman antiquity. Strabon mentions a Vertina that must have been in the municipality near Grumentum . The castle complex can be traced back to 1118. In 1575 the monastery of Santa Maria di Constantinopoli was built.

traffic

The Strada Statale 598 di Fondo Valle d'Agri runs through the municipality from Policoro to Atena Lucana .

Web links

Commons : Marsicovetere  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.